Emerging Viruses / Edition 1

by Stephen S. Morse

Overview

New epidemics such as AIDS and "mad cow" disease have dramatized the need to explore the factors underlying rapid viral evolution and emerging viruses. This comprehensive volume is the first to describe this multifaceted new field. It places viral evolution and emergence in a historical context, describes the interaction of viruses with hosts, and details the advances in molecular biology and epidemiology that have provided the tools necessary to track developing viral epidemics and to detect new viruses far more successfully than could be done in the recent past. This unique book also lucidly details case histories and offers practical suggestions for the prevention of future epidemics. The contributors are leading authorities in their disciplines, and were selected both for their expert knowledge and for their ability to define and elucidate the fundamental issues. The book is highly accessible and has been written for a wide audience that includes virologists, public health authorities, medical anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and social scientists interested in medical and health issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195104844
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/01/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

The Rockefeller University

Table of Contents

Foreword, Richard M. Krause1. Viruses and Humankind: Intracellular Symbiosis and Evolutionary Competition, J. Lederberg2. Examining the Origins of Emerging Viruses, S.S. MorsePART I: Emergence in Historical Context3. Patterns of Disease Emergence in History, W.H. McNeill4. Influenza, R.G. Webster5. Emerging Viruses in Context: An Overview of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, K.M. JohnsonPART II: Viruses and the Host6. Ecology and Evolution of Host-Virus Association, R.M. May7. Pathogenesis of Viral Infections, B.N. Fields8. Virus and Cell: Determinants of Tissue Tropism, T.E. ShenkPART III: Seeing the Unseen: Methods for Detecting Viruses9. Virus Detection Systems, D.D. Richman10. New Technologies for Virus Detection, D. WardPART IV: Tracking Emerging Viruses11. Assessing Geographic and Transport Factors, and Recognition of New Viruses, R.E. Shope and A.S. Evans12. Phylogenetic Moments in the AIDS Epidemic, G. Myers, K. MacInnes, and L. MyersPART V: Ecological Sources of Emerging Viruses13. Arthropod-Borne Viruses, T.P. Monath14. Hantaan (Korean Hemorrhagic Fever) and Related Rodent Zoonoses, J. LeDuc, J.E. Childs, G.E. Glass, and A.J. Watson15 Filoviruses, C.J. Peters et al.PART VI: Interspecies Transfer: Case Studies of Animal Viruses tht Recently Crossed Species16. Human Monkeypox, A Newly Discovered Human Virus Disease, Frank Fenner17. Seal Plague Virus, B.W.J. Mahy182: A Probable Example of Interspecies Transfer. Canine Parvovirus, C.R. ParrishPART VII: How Viruses Evolve: Variation and Evolution of RNA Viruses19. Replication Error, Quasispecies Populations, and Extreme Evolution Rates of RNA Viruses, J. Holland20. The High Rate of Retrovirus Variation Results in Rapid Evolution, H.M. Temin21. Evolution of Influenza and RNA Viruses, P. Palese22. Factors Restraining Emergence of New Influenza Viruses, B. Murphy23. Recombination in the Evolution of RNA Viruses, J.H. Strauss24. Evolutionary Relationships of Vectors and Viruses, B.F. EldridgePART VIII: Prospects for the Future25. Global Change and Epidemiology: Nasty Synergies, T.E. Lovejoy26. Are We Prepared for a Viral Epidemic Emergency?, L.J. Legters, L.H. Brink, and E.T. Takafuji27. Surveillance Systems and Intergovernmental Cooperation, D.A. Henderson28. Afterword: A Personal Summary Presented as a Guide for Discussion, E.D. Kilbourne

Editorial Reviews

"Should appeal to a wide readership. It should be read by those responsible for curriculum design for medical and public health schools, by all professional workers dealing with infectious diseases, by biomedical writers responsible for informing the public, and by those responsible for determining priorities for the funding of health programs and biomedical research and training." —The New England Journal of Medicine

"A fascinating and worrisome discussion....Due to the importance and general interest of the subject, readers at many levels of expertise will be fascinated by Emerging Viruses." —BioScience

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