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Emerging viruses in human populations
Title:
Emerging viruses in human populations
Author:
Tabor, Edward.
ISBN:
9780080467900
9780444520746
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vi, 368 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color).
Series:
Perspectives in medical virology, v. 16
Perspectives in medical virology ; v. 16.
Contents:
Cover; Emerging Viruses in Human Populations; Copyright page; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction: The Emergence of Pathogenic Viruses; Chapter 2. History of Emerging Viruses in the Late 20th Century and the Paradigm Observed in an Emerging Prion Disease; Chapter 3. Zoonoses in the Emergence of Human Viral Diseases; Chapter 4. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV); Chapter 5. The Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza Viruses; Chapter 6. The Emerging West Nile Virus: From the Old World to the New; Chapter 7. Monkeypox Virus Infections.
Abstract:
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.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444520746 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/01687069/16 ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=01687069&volume=16Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RA644 .V55 E44 2007 EB | 1184381-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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