New challenges to health the threat of virus infection (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
"Proceedings of a meeting 'New challenges to health: the threat of virus infection' organized by the Society for General Microbiology at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in March 2001"--Preface. - Published for the Society of General Microbiology
Includes bibliographical references and index
Viruses in our past, the viruses in our future - C.J. Peters -- - Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites - B.T. Grenfell -- - Continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses - R.M. Elliott -- - Cilicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia - B.J. Richardson -- - Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics - A.J. Hays -- - Hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases - S.M. Lemon -- - Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS - R.A. Weiss and H.A. Weiss -- - Morbilliviruses - T. Barrett -- - Structure-function analysis of prion protein - C. Weissmann [and others] -- - Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation - J.P. Stoye -- - Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations - C. Bosoff -- - Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk [and others] -- - Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem in the 21st century - D.J. Gubler -- - Borna disease virus, a threat for human mental health? - L. Bode and H. Ludwig
Viruses continually evolve and adapt, posing new threats to the health. This book presents the latest discussions of the ecology of viruses and reviews the underlying mechanisms by which some viruses cause disease