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New and Evolving Infections of the 21st Century [electronic resource] /edited by I. W. Fong, Ken Alibeck.

by Fong, I. W [editor.]; Alibeck, Ken [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.Description: XIV, 375 p. online resource.ISBN: 9780387328300.Subject(s): Medicine | Immunology | Medical laboratories | Emerging infectious diseases | Metabolic diseases | Medicine & Public Health | Infectious Diseases | Immunology | Laboratory Medicine | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Metabolic DiseasesDDC classification: 616.9 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Evolving Infectious Diseases -- West Nile Virus in the Americas -- Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: A New Twist to an Established Pathogen -- Human Ehrlichioses and Anaplasmosis -- Cross-Species Transmission of Poxviruses -- Newly Recognized Human Viruses -- The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- Newly Identified Human Herpesviruses: HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8 -- Emerging Viruses in Asia -- Nipah and Hendra Viruses Encephalitis -- Enterovirus 71 Encephalitis -- Avian Influenza Viruses and Pandemic Influenza.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This new volume of the Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century Series, has complied a collection of chapters by leading authorities of the world on emerging & evolving infections that is a must read for anyone interested in this topic. The chapters by reknown experts have provided a wealth of up-date information, such as clinical spectrum of disease, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, prevention and future research on the following topics: Avian Influenza Entervirus 71 Erlichiosis & Anaplasmosis Hanta Virus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome New Herpes Viruses (6, 7 & 8) NIPAH & Hendra Viruses Pox Virus Zoonses SARS West Nile Virus
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Evolving Infectious Diseases -- West Nile Virus in the Americas -- Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: A New Twist to an Established Pathogen -- Human Ehrlichioses and Anaplasmosis -- Cross-Species Transmission of Poxviruses -- Newly Recognized Human Viruses -- The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- Newly Identified Human Herpesviruses: HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8 -- Emerging Viruses in Asia -- Nipah and Hendra Viruses Encephalitis -- Enterovirus 71 Encephalitis -- Avian Influenza Viruses and Pandemic Influenza.

This new volume of the Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century Series, has complied a collection of chapters by leading authorities of the world on emerging & evolving infections that is a must read for anyone interested in this topic. The chapters by reknown experts have provided a wealth of up-date information, such as clinical spectrum of disease, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, prevention and future research on the following topics: Avian Influenza Entervirus 71 Erlichiosis & Anaplasmosis Hanta Virus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome New Herpes Viruses (6, 7 & 8) NIPAH & Hendra Viruses Pox Virus Zoonses SARS West Nile Virus

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