Transmission of Epidemic Influenza

AvR.E. Hope-Simpson

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

THE PLAGUE YEARS Mankind has always been fascinated by "origins," and biologists are no exception. In the last few years we have seen the emergence and spread of some apparently "new" viruses, such as HIV -1 and the virus causing bovine spongiform encephalomyelopathy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-30
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:417 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:251
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781489923875

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Patologi inom Medicin
Sjukdomar och rubbningar inom Medicin
Epidemiologi och medicinsk statistik inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

The Scope and Purpose of the Book.- The Debate about the Contagiousness of Influenza.- Epidemic Influenza, 1900–1932.- The Effect of the Discovery of the Causal Organism.- The Viruses that Cause Epidemic Influenza.- Antigenic Variation and Recycling of Influenza A Viruses.- The Necessity for a New Concept.- The Influence of Season.- The Explanation of Antigenic Drift.- Antigenic Shift of Influenza A Virus.- Hypotheses of Antigenic Shift.- Some Other Epidemiological Hypotheses.- Influenza in Nonhuman Hosts.- Experimental Studies.- Influenzal Anachronisms.- The New Concept in Detail.- Some Tests of the New Concept.- The Natural History of Human Influenza.