The Flaviviruses : Pathogenesis and Immunity /

• Other Authors: Chambers, Thomas J. (Editor), Monath, Thomas P. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2003.
• Series: Advances in virus research ; v. 60.
• Subjects: Flaviviruses.; Electronic books.

Over 50% of known flaviviruses have been associated with human disease. The Flavivirus genus constitutes some of the most serious human pathogens including Japanese encephalitis, dengue and yellow fever. Flaviviruses are known for their complex life cycles and epidemic spread, and are considered a g...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Molecular Determinants of Virulence: The Structural and Functional Basis for Flavivirus Attenuation
• Chapter 2. Genetic Resistance to Flaviviruses
• Chapter 3. Immunobiology of Mosquito-Borne Encephalitic Flaviviruses
• Chapter 4. Immune Modulation by Flaviviruses
• Chapter 5. Mechanisms of DengueVirus-Induced Cell Death
• Chapter 6. Dynamics Flavivirus Infection in Mosquitoes
• Chapter 7. Dynamics of Infection in Tick Vectors and at the Tick-Host Interface
• Chapter 8. Pathogenesis of Flavivirus Encephalitis
• Chapter 9. Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Yellow Fever
• Chapter 10. Immunology and Immunopathogenesis of Dengue Disease
• Chapter 11. Neutralization and Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of DengueViruses.