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1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- DECLARATION -- ABOUT THE EDITORS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Viral Epidemics and How they Can be Handled -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Why Viral Epidemics -- 1.3 We Are Interconnected -- 1.4 Responding To Viral Epidemics -- 1.5 Current Research: A Few Insights -- 1.6 Final Points -- 1.7 References -- Chapter 2 Influenza: The Historic and Current Pandemic -- 2.1 Concepts And Overview -- 2.2 The Viruses That Cause The Flu -- 2.3 Avian Influenza: Bridging Swine and Humans |
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2.4 Final Points -- References -- Chapter 3 COVID 19-The virus that locked the world down -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Virus -- 3.3 What Happens In The Human Body? -- 3.4 Transmission -- 3.5 Symptoms -- 3.6 Diagnosis -- 3.7 Treatment -- 3.8 Prevention -- 3.9 References -- Chapter 4 Zika Virus: From Uganda To Brazil -- 4.1 Basics -- 4.2 How Does The Disease Spread And Strike? -- 4.3 Diagnosing The Disease -- 4.4 Treatment -- 4.5 Testing For The Virus -- 4.6 Prevention And Control Of The Spread Of The Virus -- 4.7 Final Points -- 4.8 References |
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Chapter 5 Dengue viruses: From the Tropics to a Global Health Challenge -- 5.1 Dengue -- 5.2 The Virus -- 5.3 What Happens During The Bite And Disease? -- 5.4 Symptoms -- 5.5 Diagnosis And Treatment -- 5.6 Prevention -- 5.7 Final Points -- 5.8 References -- Chapter 6 Ebola: From an Exotic Virus to an Epidemic -- 6.1 The Virus and its Epidemics -- 6.2 The Spread -- 6.3 Symptoms -- 6.4 Treatment -- 6.5 Prevention -- 6.6 Final points -- 6.7 References -- Chapter 7 It Takes a Community to Raise the Prevalence of a Zoonotic Pathogen -- Abstract -- Introduction |
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Ecology of Evolutionarily Successful Zoonotic Pathogens -- Diluting Species -- Vector Amplifiers -- Community Effects -- Summary And Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Multiple Control Strategies for Prevention of Avian Influenza Pandemic -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Model Frame Work -- Existence of Control Problem -- Numerical Results And Discussion -- Conclusion -- Conflict of Interests -- References -- Chapter 9 Prevalence, Severity and Mortality Associated with COPD and Smoking in patients with COVID-19: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis -- Abstract -- Impact -- Introduction |
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Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Funding Statement -- References -- Chapter 10 Impact of Self-Imposed Prevention Measures and Short-Term Government-Imposed Social Distancing on Mitigating and Delaying a COVID-19 Epidemic: A Modelling Study -- Abstract -- Author Summary -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Infection, Immunological Response, and Vaccine Development -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mers-Cov Innate Immunity -- Mers-Cov-Adaptive Immunity -- Future prospects |
| Summary |
While history says the earliest recorded influenza epidemic was in 1500; we have heard of epidemics throughout history: from the 1918 Spanish flu to the current 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This book discusses the "killer" viruses in terms of their transmission, control, and prevention. Current research has also been presented to add practicality and relevance. This is one concise book that presents data on the go to get an idea of the major epidemics and the viruses behind them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Viruses.
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Epidemics -- History
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Molecular virology.
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Viruses
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Epidemics
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Molecular virology
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Viruses
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sripathi, Shiv Sanjeevi, editor
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Pandey, Prerna, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781774690062 |
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1774690063 |
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