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New challenges to health : the threat of virus infection / edited by G.L. Smith [and others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001Description: ix, 347 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521806143
  • 9780521806145
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.9101
LOC classification:
  • RA644.V55 S63 2001
  • QR1 .S6233 60th 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C.J. Peters -- Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B.T. Grenfell -- Continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R.M. Elliott -- Cilicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia / B.J. Richardson -- Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A.J. Hays -- Hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S.M. Lemon -- Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R.A. Weiss and H.A. Weiss -- Morbilliviruses / T. Barrett -- Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann ... [et al.] -- Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J.P. Stoye -- Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Bosoff -- Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk ... [et al.] -- Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem in the 21st century / D.J. Gubler -- Borna disease virus, a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig --
1. The viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C. J. Peters -- 2. Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B. T. Grenfell -- 3. The continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R. M. Elliott -- 4. Calicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia: a tale of three invasions / B. J. Richardson -- 5. Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A. J. Hay -- 6. The hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S. M. Lemon -- 7. The emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R. A. Weiss and H. A. Weiss -- 8. Morbilliviruses: dangers old and new / T. Barrett -- 9. Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann, D. Shmerling, D. Rossi, A. Cozzio, I. Hegyi, M. Fischer, R. Leimeroth and E. Flechsig -- 10. Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J. P. Stoye -- 11. Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Boshoff -- 12. Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk, H. Feldmann, V. E. Volchkov, V. A. Volchkova and W. Weissenhorn -- 13. Epidemic dengue /dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem 1st century / D. J. Gubler -- 14. Borna disease virus - a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig -- 15. Antiviral drug development and the impact of drug resistance / G. Darby.
Summary: "Viruses continually evolve and adapt, posing new threats to health. This book discusses the ecology of viruses with particular emphasis on the emergence of devastating haemorrhagic disease, and reviews the molecular and cell biological basis of the pathogenesis of several virus diseases. An introduction is given to the mathematical analysis of recurrent epidemic virus disease, such as measles. Neurological and psychological disease is discussed in relation to the pathological mechanisms that may underlie prion disease (such as new variant CJD) and to the possible virus involvement in human psychiatric illness. Virus infections that have come to prominence recently (HIV, bunyaviruses, morbilliviruses and caliciviruses) or that remain a threat (influenza and hepatitis viruses) are discussed. There are also chapters on new and potential niches for virus infections in the immunocompromised, and the problem of the emergence of antiviral drug resistance in viruses for which therapies exist."--Publisher description.
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"Published for the Society of General Microbiology.".

"Proceedings of a meeting 'New challenges to health: the threat of virus infection' organized by the Society for General Microbiology at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in March 2001"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C.J. Peters -- Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B.T. Grenfell -- Continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R.M. Elliott -- Cilicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia / B.J. Richardson -- Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A.J. Hays -- Hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S.M. Lemon -- Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R.A. Weiss and H.A. Weiss -- Morbilliviruses / T. Barrett -- Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann ... [et al.] -- Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J.P. Stoye -- Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Bosoff -- Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk ... [et al.] -- Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem in the 21st century / D.J. Gubler -- Borna disease virus, a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig --

1. The viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C. J. Peters -- 2. Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B. T. Grenfell -- 3. The continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R. M. Elliott -- 4. Calicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia: a tale of three invasions / B. J. Richardson -- 5. Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A. J. Hay -- 6. The hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S. M. Lemon -- 7. The emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R. A. Weiss and H. A. Weiss -- 8. Morbilliviruses: dangers old and new / T. Barrett -- 9. Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann, D. Shmerling, D. Rossi, A. Cozzio, I. Hegyi, M. Fischer, R. Leimeroth and E. Flechsig -- 10. Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J. P. Stoye -- 11. Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Boshoff -- 12. Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk, H. Feldmann, V. E. Volchkov, V. A. Volchkova and W. Weissenhorn -- 13. Epidemic dengue /dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem 1st century / D. J. Gubler -- 14. Borna disease virus - a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig -- 15. Antiviral drug development and the impact of drug resistance / G. Darby.

"Viruses continually evolve and adapt, posing new threats to health. This book discusses the ecology of viruses with particular emphasis on the emergence of devastating haemorrhagic disease, and reviews the molecular and cell biological basis of the pathogenesis of several virus diseases. An introduction is given to the mathematical analysis of recurrent epidemic virus disease, such as measles. Neurological and psychological disease is discussed in relation to the pathological mechanisms that may underlie prion disease (such as new variant CJD) and to the possible virus involvement in human psychiatric illness. Virus infections that have come to prominence recently (HIV, bunyaviruses, morbilliviruses and caliciviruses) or that remain a threat (influenza and hepatitis viruses) are discussed. There are also chapters on new and potential niches for virus infections in the immunocompromised, and the problem of the emergence of antiviral drug resistance in viruses for which therapies exist."--Publisher description.

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