Viral Infections of Humans

Epidemiology and Control

Richard A. Kaslow, Lawrence R. Stanberry, James W. Le Duc (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

1215 Seiten

2014 | 5th ed. 2014
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4899-7447-1 (ISBN)

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Striking changes have occurred in the world since the publication of the last edition of Viral Infections of Humans. The global population is rapidly approaching 8 billion; climate change is leading to the introduction of new hosts, vectors and virus diseases heretofore never seen in many parts of the world; technological advances have revolutionized the ability to recognize and characterize viruses new and old; vaccines are altering the epidemiological landscape of the diseases they target, in some cases raising the hope of their eradication and remarkably powerful computational tools are enabling not only detection of outbreaks of disease much sooner than in the past but also, through complex mathematical modeling, more accurate prediction of their potential impact.

The new Fifth Edition of Viral Infections of Humans captures the both the excitement and frustration of the dynamic struggle between humankind and the viruses that continue to cause immense suffering. It presents the latest concepts, methods and technologies in epidemiology, detection, investigation, modeling and intervention. Updated and entirely new chapters by dozens of experts across the field provide analytic summaries of current knowledge of viruses and prions causing acute syndromes, chronic illnesses and/or malignancies. In sum, this ambitiously expanded volume offers a uniquely comprehensive perspective on viruses in humans, from agents of classic diseases (e.g., hepatitis, measles, polio, rabies and yellow fever), to those with greatest pandemic impact (e.g., influenza and human immunodeficiency virus), to those discovered relatively recently (e.g., henipavirus, metapneumovirus and norovirus).

The new Fifth Edition of Viral Infections of Humans is an invaluable reference for students, fellows and established professionals in the fields of microbiology, public health and infectious disease epidemiology, medicine and health policy.

Dr. Richard A. Kaslow is a Professor of Epidemiology and International Health, Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Lawrence R. Stanberry is director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas. He has served on numerous advisory and review panels. Dr. James W. LeDuc, is director, Galveston National Laboratory Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Robert E. Shope Chair in Global Health at UTMB.

I. Concepts & Methods.- 1.Concepts in Viral Disease Epidemiology & Control.- 2.Virologic Detection & Characterization.- 3.Immunologic Detection & Characterization.- 4.Surveillance & Epidemiologic Investigation.- 5.Viral Dynamics & Mathematical Models.- II. Viruses Causing Acute Syndromes.- 6.Adenoviruses.- 7.Alphaviruses:Equine Encephalitis & Others.- 8.Arenaviruses:Lassa Fever, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis & Others.- 9.Bunyaviruses: Hantavirus & Others.- 10.Coronaviruses: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome & Others.- 11.Enteroviruses & Parechoviruses: Echoviruses, Coxsackieviruses, & Others.- 12.Enteroviruses:Enterovirus 71.- 13.Enteroviruses:Polio.- 14.Filoviruses: Marburg & Ebola.- 15.Flaviviruses: Dengue.- 16.Flaviviruses: Yellow Fever, Japanese B, West Nile & Others.- 17.Hepatitis A Virus.- 18.Hepatitis E Virus.- 19.Influenza Viruses.- 20.Noroviruses, Sapoviruses, & Astroviruses.- 21.Orthopoxviruses: Variola, Vaccinia, Cowpox & Monkeypox.- 22.Paramyxoviruses: Henipaviruses.- 23.Paramyxoviruses: Measles.- 24.Paramyxoviruses: Mumps.- 25.Paramyxoviruses Parainfluenza Virus.- 26.Paramyxoviruses: Respiratory Syncytial Virus & Metapneumovirus.- 27. Parvoviruses.- 28.Rhabdovirus: Rabies.- 29. Rhinoviruses: Colds.- 30. Rotaviruses.- 31. Rubella Virus.- III. Viruses Causing Acute & Chronic Syndromes &/or Malignancy.- 32. Hepatitis viruses: Hepatitis B & Hepatitis D.- 33.Hepatitis viruses: Hepatitis C.- 34. Hepatitis viruses: Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- 35. Human Herpesviruses: Cytomegalovirus.- 36.Human Herpesviruses: Herpes Simplex Types 1 & 2.- 37.Human Herpesvirus: Human Herpesvirus 6.- 38.Human Herpesviruses: Infectious Mononucleosis & Other Non-Malignant Diseases.- 39.Human Herpesviruses: Kaposi Sarcoma & Other Malignancies.- 40.Human Herpesviruses: Malignant Lymphoma.- 41.Human Herpesviruses: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma & Other Epithelial Tumors.- 42.Human Herpesviruses: Varicella & Zoster.- 43.Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Types 1 & 2.- 44.Human Papillomaviruses: Cervical Cancer & Warts.- 45.Human T Cell Leukemia Viruses Types 1 & 2.- 46.Polyomaviruses: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy & Other Diseases.- IV Other Transmissible Agents.- 47.Prions & Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy.

Zusatzinfo	113 Tables, black and white; 156 Illustrations, color; 82 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 1215 p. 238 illus., 156 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Original-Titel	Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Infektion / Infektionskrankheiten • Viruskrankheiten
ISBN-10	1-4899-7447-4 / 1489974474
ISBN-13	978-1-4899-7447-1 / 9781489974471
Zustand	Neuware