Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Farrar, Jeremy (Editor), Gubler, D. J. (Editor), Ooi, Eng Eong (Editor), Vasudevan, Subhash (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
Edition:	2nd edition.
Subjects:	Dengue. Severe Dengue. Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, (New March 2000) Diagnosis of Human Disease, (New March 2000) Genetics and Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, (New March 2000) History and Biography. Host Resistance and Immunity. Human Immunology and Allergology, (New March 2000) Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002) Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000) Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000) Public Health Pests, Vectors and Intermediate Hosts, (New March 2000) Taxonomy and Evolution. Antiviral agents. Clinical aspects. Diagnosis. Disease prevention. Disease vectors. Drug therapy. Entomology. Epidemiology. Evolution. History. Human diseases. Immunization. Immunology. Medical treatment. Molecular biology. Mosquito-borne diseases. Pathogenesis. Taxonomy. Therapy. Vaccination. Vaccines. Vector control. Viral diseases. Viral proteins. Viral structural proteins. Virulence factors. Electronic books.
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Description
Abstract:	This second edition provides a comprehensive and current update of all major topics related to dengue disease including dengue virus biology (taxonomy, evolution, molecular virology, structural and non-structural proteins), history, epidemiology, entomology, clinical features, diagnosis, pathogenesis, immunology, therapeutics, vaccinology, clinical management, disease prevention and vector control. It includes 29 chapters, divided into 5 parts: History and Epidemiology (6 chapters), The Disease (10 chapters), The Virus (4 chapters), Virus-Host Interactions (3 chapters) and Dengue Prevention (6 chapters). This book is an invaluable reference for research scientists, students, public health officials, physicians and teachers.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 606 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
DOI:	10.1079/9781845939649.0000
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