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Author Society for General Microbiology. Symposium (60th : 2001 : Heriot-Watt University)

Title New challenges to health : the threat of virus infection / edited by G.L. Smith [and others]
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 347 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Series Society for General Microbiology Symposia ; no. 60
Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology ; no. 60.
Contents Viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C.J. Peters -- Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B.T. Grenfell -- Continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R.M. Elliott -- Cilicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia / B.J. Richardson -- Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A.J. Hays -- Hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S.M. Lemon -- Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R.A. Weiss and H.A. Weiss -- Morbilliviruses / T. Barrett -- Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann [and others] -- Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J.P. Stoye -- Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Bosoff -- Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk [and others] -- Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem in the 21st century / D.J. Gubler -- Borna disease virus, a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig
Summary Viruses continually evolve and adapt, posing new threats to the health. This book presents the latest discussions of the ecology of viruses and reviews the underlying mechanisms by which some viruses cause disease
Notes "Proceedings of a meeting 'New challenges to health: the threat of virus infection' organized by the Society for General Microbiology at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in March 2001"--Preface
Published for the Society of General Microbiology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Virus diseases -- Congresses
Medical virology -- Congresses
Infection -- Congresses
Emerging infectious diseases.
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Prion Diseases
Viruses -- pathogenicity
MEDICAL -- Microbiology.
Emerging infectious diseases
Infection
Medical virology
Virus diseases
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Smith, Geoffrey L., 1955-
Society for General Microbiology.
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