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Severe acute respiratory syndrome /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Peiris, Malik
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Subjects:
SARS (Disease)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Disease Outbreaks > prevention & control.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome > prevention & control.
Table of Contents:
  • SARS : a historical perspective from Hong Kong
  • SARS : a global perspective
  • Clinical presentation of the disease in adults
  • SARS in children
  • SARS : sequelae and implications for rehabilitation
  • Radiology of SARS
  • Aetiology of SARS
  • Structure of the genome of SARS-CoV
  • Viral diagnosis of SARS
  • Pathology and pathogenesis
  • SARS coronavirus : an animal reservoir?
  • Comparative biology of coronaviruses : lessons for SARS
  • Epidemiology and transmission of SARS
  • Transmission dynamics and control of the viral aetiological agent of SARS
  • The seasonality of respiratory virus diseases : implications for SARS?
  • Public health response : a view from Singapore
  • Public health response: a view from Hong Kong
  • Public health response : a view from a region with a low incidence of SARS
  • Infection control for SARS : causes of success and failure
  • Antivirals agents for SARS
  • Vaccine
  • Counting the economic cost of SARS
  • Preparing for a possible resurgence of SARS
  • Lessons for the future : pandemic influenza
  • Lessons learnt