Rabies : symptoms, treatment and prevention / John G. Williamson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williamson, John G.

Series:

Virology research progress series.

Virology research progress series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabies.

Virology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic (i.e., transmitted by animals), most commonly by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of contact. Rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms. It is a significant killer of livestock in some countries. The rabies virus travels to the brain by following the peripheral nerves. This new book gathers together important new research in the field.

Contents:

Rabies prevention : current trends in anti-rabies vaccines / Rim Benmaamar, Renaud Wagner, Carlos A. Pereira

Rabies : epidemiology, pathogenesis, and prophylaxis / Alexander K.C. Leung ... [et al.]

Rabies virus evasion of the interferon system / Martina Rieder, Lisa Drechsel, Karl-Klaus Conzelmann

Advances in rabies laboratory diagnosis in Brazil / Graciane Maria Medeiros Caporale ... [et al.]

Antibody seroprevalence against rabies of free-roaming dogs in Bolivia / K. Suzuki ... [et al.]

Lyssavirus genome / Xianfu Wu ... [et al.]

Rabies and free radicals : a relationship / Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61122-332-6

OCLC:

669502722