Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans

• Main Authors: Shchelkunov, S. N. (Author), Marennikova, S. S. (Author), Moyer, R. W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Virology.; Public health.; Infectious diseases.; Epidemiology.; Microbiology.; Biomedicine.; Infectious Diseases.; Public Health.

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 epidemiologica...

Table of Contents:

• Smallpox in Human History
• Classification of Poxviruses and Brief Characterization of the Genus Orthopoxvirus
• Vaccinia Virus
• Variola (Smallpox) Virus
• Monkeypox Virus
• Cowpox Virus
• Molecular Evolution of Orthopoxviruses
• Laboratory Diagnostics of Human Orthopoxvirus Infections
• Preparedness and Response to Potential Bioterrorism.