The Natural History of Rabies / Edition 2

by George M. Baer

Overview

This book provides essential worldwide reference information regarding rabies for public health officials, veterinarians, physicians, virologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, laboratory diagnosticians, and wildlife biologists. The book is divided into six main sections, covering topics such as the rabies virus, including antigenic and biochemical characteristics; pathogenesis, including the immune response to the infection, pathology, and latency; diagnostic techniques; rabies epidemiology in a variety of wild and domestic animals; rabies control, including vaccination of wild and domestic animals, as well as control on the international level; and finally a discussion of rabies in humans, local wound and serum treatment, and human post-exposure vaccination. Natural History of Rabies, First Edition has been the principal worldwide reference since 1975. The new Second Edition has been completely updated, providing current information on this historically deadly disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849367601
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/26/1991
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	640
Sales rank:	740,586
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. History of Rabies and Global Aspects, PART 1: THE VIRUS, Chapter 2. The Chemical Composition and Molecular Structure of Rabies Viruses, Chapter 3. Antigenic Relationships of Lyssa viruses, PART II: PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOLOGY, Chapter 4. Rabies Pathogenesis to the Central Nervous System, Chapter 5. Spread of Virus Within the Central Nervous System, Chapter 6. Spread of Virus From the Central Nervous System, Chapter 7. Immune Response to Rabies Virus, Chapter 8. The Pathology of Rabies in the Central Nervous System, Chapter 9. Latency and Aborted Rabies, PART III: DIAGNOSIS, Chapter 10. Rabies Diagnosis by Animal Inoculation, Identification of Negri Bodies, or ELISA, Chapter 11. The Fluorescent Antibody in Rabies, Chapter 12. Rabies Serology, PART IV: EPIDEMIOLOGY, Chapter 13. Fox Rabies, Chapter 14. Arctic Fox Rabies, Chapter 15. Skunk Rabies, Chapter 16. Raccoon Rabies, Chapter 17. Rabies in Nonhematophagous Bats, Chapter 18. Canine Rabies, Chapter 19. Cat Rabies, Chapter 20. Vampire Bat and Bovine Paralytic Rabies, Chapter 21. Rodent Rabies, PART V: RABIES CONTROL, Chapter 22. Canine and Feline Vaccines, Past and Present, Chapter 23. Urban Rabies, Chapter 24. Vaccines for Domestic Animals, Chapter 25. Biology and Control of the Vampire Bat, Chapter 26. Rabies Control of Terrestrial Wildlife by Population Reduction, Chapter 27. Oral Immunization of Wildlife, Chapter 28. The International Management of Rabies, PART VI: RABIES AND ITS PREVENTION IN MAN, Chapter 29. Rabies in Humans, Chapter 30. Local Wound Treatment and Passive Immunization, Chapter 31. Human Vaccination Against Rabies, Appendix: World Health Organization Guide for Postexposure Treatment, INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"...a marvelous book...eminently readable, instructive...will stand the test of time."
-The Veterinary Record

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