Emerging Viruses In Human Populations, Volume 16 (perspectives In Medical Virology)
by Edward Tabor /
2007 / English / PDF
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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.
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
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.
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.
* Presents the history of emerging viruses
* Presents the history of emerging viruses
* 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
* 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
* Discusses surveillance for newly emerging diseases
* Discusses surveillance for newly emerging diseases