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Over the past 40 years, increase in our knowledge of human viral hepatitis has been explosive in nature. The undisputed impact of viral hepatitis on the public health resources and national econom of both developed and developing nations is frightening. Will encourage new & innovative approaches to future viral hepatitis research.

Infectious diseases are an ever present threat to humans. This title provides a review of viruses among human populations in the twenty-first century. It includes chapters on SARS, Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza Viruses, West Nile Virus, Monkeypox Virus, Hantavirus, Nipah Virus and Hendra Virus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, and more.

Provides overviews on basic research, diagnosis, epidemiology, and public health on enteric viruses, as well as on treatment and intervention to prevent their waterborne transmission. This title is a useful resource for virologists, epidemiologists, medical and public health professionals, graduate students and postdoctoral scientists.

Provides a comprehensive review of the developments and research studies on the pathogenesis and molecular biology of human congenital infections. This title reviews diagnostic techniques and epidemiological data while describing the progress in research and understanding of the prevention of congenital infections and prognosis.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first identified in 1956. Following its discovery, the virus soon became recognised as a major viral pathogen. This volume covers topics ranging from the most basic molecular biology of the virus to the clinical picture of RSV in the developing world.

Viruses are the agent responsible for perhaps up to one million cases of cancer worldwide each year - their study has provided clues to the causes and development of the most common human cancers. This volume discusses viruses directly associated with common human malignancies.

Discusses how the study of the viral agents is directly applicable to other diseases, particularly in relation to how containing these outbreaks requires a high degree of collaboration between different specialists. This title is intended for healthcare workers, clinicians and microbiologists.

Describes information on the pathogenesis and molecular biology of human papillomaviruses and the mechanistic role of the viruses in epithelial cancers. This book includes chapters on the epidemiology of human papillomaviruses, the factors that control replication and transcription and the viral proteins.

Completely revised and updated, Human Herpesviruses HHV-6A, HHV-6B & HHV-7, Third Edition, delivers a contemporary and thorough review of HHV-6, beginning with foundational explorations of classification, molecular biology, and chromosomal integration of the virus, through to clinical details, including pathologic features of infection, and clinical effects on various organ systems. The work now includes coverage of HHV-7, a virus that remains underestimated in transplant reactivation, seizures, and encephalitis. The book examines the role of HHV-6 in myriad diseases, including cognitive disorders following bone marrow transplant, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disease, encephalitis, Hodgkin''s disease lymphoma (HHV-6B), and glioma (HHV-6A). Descriptions of current and novel molecular and serological diagnostic assays, along with detailed protocols, are included to aid researchers and clinicians in discriminating potential false positives originating from chromosomally integrated HHV-6, and in differentiating between active and latent infection. Human Herpesviruses HHV-6A, HHV-6B & HHV-7, Third Edition is a valuable reference for both clinical and basic scientists, including epidemiologists, virologists, practicing clinicians, infectious disease specialists, pathologists, and all scientists entering the field of herpes virus research. The work is a practical and thorough resource for a foundational understanding of HHV-6 and HHV-7, while providing a cutting-edge translational and clinical reference to those looking to understand and diagnose associated viral diseases. Delivers the latest molecular diagnostic tests, the present-day gold standard for monitoring HHV-6Provides expert analysis of T-cell immune response against HHV-6Presents tools for differential diagnosis in HHV-6 viral infectionsIncludes new information on the previously-largely-unknown biological consequences of ciHHV-6Offers coverage of new discoveries relating to HHV-7