E-Book, Englisch, Band 256, 198 Seiten, eBook
Schmaljohn / Nichol Hantaviruses
2001
ISBN: 978-3-642-56753-7
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, Band 256, 198 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ISBN: 978-3-642-56753-7
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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
Hantviruses: history and overview.-Replication of hantaviruses.-Hantavirus maturation.-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 infection on the Eurasian continent.-Host genetics, human immune response and severity of disease.-Vaccines.-Subject index
