Category : Infectious Diseases

Influenza Viruses

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Influenza virus infections are a serious health problem. Each year, about 500 million people are infected by the virus, resulting in about 500,000 deaths worldwide. The occurrence of new influenza subtypes has caused severe pandemics, including the 2009 swine flu (vH1N1). In addition, highly pathogenic viruses, like subtypes H7N7 and H5N1, also called the fowl plague and bird flu, respectively, represent enormous economic threats to livestock farming. This book begins with descriptions of the molecular make-up of influenza viruses, their replication cycles and functions of viral proteins. A history of major influenza pandemics is provided as is a detailed article discussing how viral growth and decay is mathematically modeled to evaluate the biological parameters governing interaction between host and virus. Several laboratory protocols describe how influenza virus is handled and used in animal models to study host-pathogen interactions and test potential new therapies.This e-book ? a curated collection from eLS, WIREs, and Current Protocols ? offers a fantastic introduction to the field of influenza research for students or interdisciplinary collaborators.Table of Contents:IntroductionInfluenza Viruses: Molecular Virology eLSGabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro KawaokaAvian Influenza Viruses eLSGabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro KawaokaInfluenza Epidemics and Pandemics eLSGabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro KawaokaParainfluenza Viruses eLSRaychel Chambers and Toru TakimotoDisease ModelingInfluenza A Virus Infection Kinetics: Quantitative Data and Models WIREs Systems Biology and MedicineAmber M. Smith and Alan S. PerelsonProtocolsLaboratory Growth and Maintenance of Haemophilus influenzae Current Protocols in MicrobiologyJason W. JohnstonInfluenza: Propagation, Quantification and Storage Current Protocols in MicrobiologyAmanda L. Balish, Jacqueline M. Katz and Alexander I. KlimovThe Mouse as Model System to Study Host?]Pathogen Interactions in Influenza A Infections Current Proto

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