Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans
By: Shchelkunov, S. N [author.].
Contributor(s): Marennikova, S. S [author.] | Moyer, R. W [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.Description: XXIII, 425 p. 112 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387253060.Subject(s): Medicine | Immunology | Virology | Public health | Infectious diseases | Epidemiology | Microbiology | Biomedicine | Virology | Immunology | Microbiology | Infectious Diseases | Public Health | EpidemiologyDDC classification: 616.9101 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Smallpox in Human History -- Classification of Poxviruses and Brief Characterization of the Genus Orthopoxvirus -- Vaccinia Virus -- Variola (Smallpox) Virus -- Monkeypox Virus -- Cowpox Virus -- Molecular Evolution of Orthopoxviruses -- Laboratory Diagnostics of Human Orthopoxvirus Infections -- Preparedness and Response to Potential Bioterrorism.
Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans covers those viruses capable of causing disease in man, including monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and vaccinia. The coverage of each virus is comprehensive, covering the biology, molecular biology, and ecology of the virus as well as the clinical and epidemiological aspects of these viruses in humans and animals. In addition, this volume highlights developments in genetic engineering that are paving the way for potential therapeutic treatments of these viruses.
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