| Description |
1 online resource (328 pages) |
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Life Science Research Fundamentals Ser |
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Life Science Research Fundamentals Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Introduction -- Influenza Viruses: Molecular Virology -- Avian Influenza Viruses -- Influenza Epidemics and Pandemics -- Parainfluenza Viruses -- Disease Modeling -- Influenza A Virus Infection Kinetics: Quantitative Data and Models -- Protocols -- Influenza: Propagation, Quantification, and Storage -- The Mouse as Model System to Study Host-Pathogen Interactions in Influenza A Infections -- Further Reading -- eLS -- WIREs -- Current Protocols |
| Summary |
Influenza virus infections are a serious health problem. Each year, about 500 million people are infected by the virus, resulting in about 500,000 deaths worldwide. The occurrence of new influenza subtypes has caused severe pandemics, including the 2009 swine flu (vH1N1). In addition, highly pathogenic viruses, like subtypes H7N7 and H5N1, also called the fowl plague and bird flu, respectively, represent enormous economic threats to livestock farming. This book begins with descriptions of the molecular make-up of influenza viruses, their replication cycles and functions of viral proteins. A |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Influenza viruses.
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Molecular virology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Influenza viruses.
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Molecular virology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118829479 |
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1118829476 |
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