Emerging Viruses in Human Populations, Volume 16 (Perspectives in Medical Virology)

ISBN: 9780444520746

出版社: Elsevier Science

出版年: 2007-04-09

页数: 374

定价: USD 105.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

Infectious diseases are an ever present threat to humans. In recent years, the threat of these emerging viruses has been greater than ever before in human history, due in large part to global travel by larger numbers of people, and to a lesser extent to disruptions in the interface between developed and undeveloped areas. The emergence of new deadly viruses in human populations during recent decades has confirmed this risk. They remain the third leading cause of deaths in the US and the second world-wide. "Emerging Viruses in Human Populations" provides a comprehensive review of viruses that are emerging or that threaten to emerge among human populations in the twenty-first century. It discusses the apprehension over emerging viruses that has intensified due to concerns about bioterrorism. It presents the history of emerging viruses. It includes chapters on SARS, Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza Viruses, West Nile Virus, Monkeypox Virus, Hantavirus, Nipah Virus and Hendra Virus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Dengue and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. It discusses surveillance for newly emerging diseases.