Emerging viruses in human populations /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tabor, Edward
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Σειρά: Perspectives in medical virology ; v. 16.
• Θέματα: Virus diseases > Epidemiology.; Zoonoses.; MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.; MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.; MEDICAL > Public Health.; Virusinfecties.; Infectieziekten.; Maladies à virus > Épidémiologie.; Virologie.; Virussjukdomar.; Virus Diseases > epidemiology.; Communicable Diseases, Emerging.; Humans.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (vi, 368 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color).
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780080467900; 0080467903; 0444520740; 9780444520746
• ISSN: 0168-7069 ;

Infectious diseases are an ever present threat to humans. In recent years, the threat of these emerging viruses has been greater than ever before in human history, due in large part to global travel by larger numbers of people, and to a lesser extent to disruptions in the interface between developed and undeveloped areas. The emergence of new deadly viruses in human populations during recent decades has confirmed this risk. They remain the third leading cause of deaths in the US and the second world-wide. Emerging Viruses in Human Populations provides a comprehensive review of viruses that are.