Human Enterovirus Infections (500 Tips) - Hardcover

Rotbart, Harley A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555810926 ISBN 13: 9781555810924

Publisher: ASM Press, 1995

Synopsis

The enteroviruses cause between 10 and 15 million symptomatic infections in the U.S. each year, ranging in severity from the common cold to overwhelming neonatal sepsis and death. The enteroviruses are leading causes of meningitis, encephalitis, poliomyelitis, myocarditis, and nonspecific febrile illnesses of newborns and young infants. Enteroviruses have also been implicated in the etiology of chronic diseases such as inflammatory myositis, diabetes mellitus, dilated cardiomyopathy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post- poliomyelitis muscular atrophy.

This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The human enteroviruses, particularly the polio viruses, have had a significant role in the history of medicine and microbiology; and continue to cause significant clinical problems as well as provide targets for molecular investigation. This book offers a link between the basic science and clinical medicine, gathering all of the most recent developments in the field into a single, highly readable volume. It is certain to become a classic reference resource in its field and will appeal to all physicians and scientists working in this area.

Edition details

• Publisher: ASM Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555810926
• ISBN 13: 9781555810924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 461