Measles Virus

ISBN-13: 9783642786235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 196 str.

Volker Ter Meulen; Martin A. Billeter

Opis

The volume summarizes the state of the art in measles virus research in the area of virology, molecular biology, immunology, and prevention of associated diseases. Measles continues to be one of the leading childhood diseases in the developing world with a high morbidity and mortality. The prevention of measles worldwide requires that we better understand the molecular and biological properties of the virus, the immunologic and immune pathogenic responses to both infection and vaccination, and the epidemiology of measles in different regions of the world as a measure of the success and failure of vaccination strategies.
This volume is intended to catalyze the exchange and collaboration between workers in different disciplines and facilitate the entry of newcomers to this field of resarch.

Recenzje

"This volume is eminently readable with concise but state-of-the-art reports on measles research in areas of virology, molecular biology and immunology,...it will be an invaluable source of information for epidemiologists and those working in the measles vaccine research field." - British Journal of Biomedical Sciences

Spis treści

List of Contents.- Clinical Spectrum of Measles.- The Epidemiology of Measles: Thirty Years of Vaccination.- Structure, Transcription, and Replication of Measles Virus.- Functional Aspects of Envelope-Associated Measles Virus Proteins.- Measles Virus Strain Variations.- Measles Virus—Mononuclear Cell Interactions.- Measles Virus Gene Expression in Neural Cells.- Immune Responses During Measles Virus Infection.- Monkeys in Measles Research.- Measles Virus Infections in Rodents.- The Paradigms of Measles Vaccinology.- Appendix: Measles Virus Antigenome and Protein Consensus Sequences.