Buch, Englisch, Band 256, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 256, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ISBN: 978-3-642-62491-9
Verlag: Springer
Hantaviruses are found world-wide and are associated with two severe disease syndromes, hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The recent studies in this volume provide a basis for understanding the high human pathogenicity of theses viruses and their continued maintenance and transmission within rodent populations.
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Weitere Infos & Material
List of Contents.- Hantaviruses: History and Overview.- Replication of Hantaviruses.- Hantavirus Maturation.- Virus Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Hantaviruses and Their Rodent Hosts.- Modeling Hantavirus Maintenance and Transmission in Rodent Communities.- Cellular Receptors and Hantavirus Pathogenesis.- Clinical Manifestations of New World Hantaviruses.- Clinical Characteristics of Hantavirus Infections on the Eurasian Continent.- Human Immune Response, Host Genetics, and Severity of Disease.- Vaccines Against Hantaviruses.