Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans

Buch | Softcover

425 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-3783-4 (ISBN)

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Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans covers those viruses capable of causing disease in man, including monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and vaccinia. The coverage of each virus is comprehensive, covering the biology, molecular biology, and ecology of the virus as well as the clinical and epidemiological aspects of these viruses in humans and animals. In addition, this volume highlights developments in genetic engineering that are paving the way for potential therapeutic treatments of these viruses.

Preface.- Smallpox in Human History.- Classification of Poxviruses and Brief Characterization of the Genus Orthopoxvirus.- Vaccinia Virus.- Variola (Smallpox) Virus.- Monkeypox Virus.- Cowpox Virus.- Molecular Evolution of Orthopoxviruses.- Laboratory Diagnostics of Human Orthopoxvirus Infections.- Preparedness and Response to Potential Bioterrorism.- Appendix 1.- Appendix 2.- List of Abbreviations.- References.- Index.

Co-Autor	Sergei Nikolaevich Shchelkunov, Svetlana S. Marennikova, Richard W. Moyer
Zusatzinfo	40 Tables, black and white; 112 Illustrations, black and white; XXIII, 425 p. 112 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	688 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	1-4419-3783-8 / 1441937838
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-3783-4 / 9781441937834
Zustand	Neuware