Vaccines for latent viral infections / edited by Liljana Stevceva, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevceva, Liljana, Author.

Contributor:

Stevceva, Liljana, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Viral vaccines.

Viruses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, Limited, [2015]

Summary:

Many viruses are known to persist in their host’s cells in a latent state without exhibiting virulence or symptoms of infection hence giving rise to the term ‘latent infections’. Vaccines for Latent Viral Infections is a clear and concise monograph which features a review of some well-known viruses that are capable of establishing latent infections in humans. These include herpes simplex virus (HSV) cytomegalovirus (CMV) varicella zoster virus (VZV) Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).The book also highlights common features of each of these viruses and demonstrates how they are able to evade the host’s immune response. This brief monograph finally proposes a much needed shift in the approach to designing vaccines that will prevent establishment of virus latency. Vaccines for Latent Viral Infections serves as a handy reference for researchers interested in the basic virology of viruses capable of latent infections the immune responses to these infections and the development of vaccines to tackle these pathogens.

Contents:

Cover; Title; EUL; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

9781681081328

1681081326

OCLC:

951065399