Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Shchelkunov, S. N. (Συγγραφέας), Marennikova, S. S. (Συγγραφέας), Moyer, R. W. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Virology.; Public health.; Infectious diseases.; Epidemiology.; Microbiology.; Biomedicine.; Infectious Diseases.; Public Health.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XXIII, 425 p. 112 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9780387253060

Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans covers those viruses capable of causing disease in man, including monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and vaccinia. The coverage of each virus is comprehensive, covering the biology, molecular biology, and ecology of the virus as well as the clinical and epidemiological aspects of these viruses in humans and animals. In addition, this volume highlights developments in genetic engineering that are paving the way for potential therapeutic treatments of these viruses.