Zika and Other Neglected and Emerging Flaviviruses
The Continuing Threat to Human Health
- 1st Edition - February 22, 2021
- Author: Lisa A. Beltz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 5 0 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 5 0 2 - 3
Offering up-to-date coverage of familiar flaviviruses that are spreading into new regions or are causing increasingly severe disease, as well as viruses that are almost unknown in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteOffering up-to-date coverage of familiar flaviviruses that are spreading into new regions or are causing increasingly severe disease, as well as viruses that are almost unknown in most developed nations, Zika and Other Neglected and Emerging Flaviviruses brings together information that allows for easy comparison of similarities and differences of this viral group in a single, convenient volume. Each chapter includes a brief Introduction, history, the diseases, the virus, the immune response, prevention or treatment, an extensive list of references, and a summary overview. The book concludes with a chapter tying together information about flaviviruses and other potential new microbial threats.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Flaviviruses
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Diseases Associated With Flavivirus Infection
- Viral Structure
- The Flavivirus Life Cycle
- A Brief Introduction to the Immune System
- The Immune Response to Flaviviruses
- Flaviviridae Vaccines and Treatment
- Tick-Borne vs Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses
- Prevention
- Chapter 2: Dengue Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Diseases
- The Viruses
- Transmission
- The Immune Response
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 3: Zika Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Diseases
- The Virus
- Transmission
- The Immune Response
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 4: West Nile Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Diseases
- The Virus
- The Immune Response
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 5: Kunjin Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Disease
- The Virus
- The Immune Response
- Prevention and Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 6: Usutu Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction and History
- The Disease
- The Virus
- The Immune Response
- Surveillance and Prevention
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 7: Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Diseases
- The Virus
- Immune Response
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 8: Other Neglected Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses: Ilhéus, Bussuquara, Rocio, Kokobera, Stratford, and Wesselsbron Viruses
- Abstract
- Neglected Flaviviruses of Latin America
- Neglected Flaviviruses of Australia and the Pacific Islands
- Neglected Flavivirus of Africa
- Summary Overview of Ilhéus Virus
- Summary Overview of Bussuquara Virus (One Human Case)
- Summary Overview of Rocio Virus
- Summary Overview of Kokobera Virus
- Summary Overview of Stratford Virus
- Summary Overview of Wesselsbron Virus
- Chapter 9: Tickborne Encephalitis Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction to Tickborne Encephalitis Virus and Its History
- TBEV Neurological Disease and Viral Structure
- The Virus
- The Immune Response to TBEV
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 10: Louping-Ill Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction and History
- The Disease
- The Virus
- The Immune Response
- Other Methods of Disease Prevention
- Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 11: Powassan Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Disease
- The Viruses
- The Immune Response
- Vaccination and Treatment
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 12: Kyasanur Forest Disease and Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Diseases
- The Viruses
- The Immune Response
- Prevention and Control
- Treatment
- Summary Overview: Kyasanur Forest Virus
- Summary Overview: Alkhurma Virus
- Chapter 13: Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
- Abstract
- Introduction
- History
- The Disease
- The Virus
- Transmission
- The Immune Response
- Treatment
- Protection
- Summary Overview
- Chapter 14: Conclusions
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Flaviviruses and Their Vectors
- Flaviviruses and Potential Animal Reservoir Hosts
- Preparations for the Future
- Candidates for the Next Pandemic?
- Abbreviations
- Index
- No. of pages: 212
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 22, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323825016
- eBook ISBN: 9780323825023
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