vbid/9783319331898

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This second edition is a comprehensive study of the viruses that affect the brain and the central nervous system. Along with a focus on the viruses themselves, it addresses the diseases they cause, current treatments and preventive measures. Also�discussed are the unique aspects of how viruses cause disease and why certain hosts are more susceptible (e.g., polymorphisms, age, co-morbidities).� Because there are 29 cutting edge chapters, written by experts in the fields,�Neurotropic Viral Infections�has been divided into two separate volumes.� Volume 1,�Neurotropic RNA Viruses, includes 14 chapters on RNA viruses that cause human disease of the central nervous system ranging from Bornavirus to polio to West Nile.� Volume 2,�Neurotropic Retroviruses, DNA Viruses, Immunity and Transmission, includes 15 chapters divided into two parts.� Part 1 includes 7 chapters on retroviruses and DNA viruses that cause human disease of the central nervous system ranging from HIV to varicella zoster virus.� Part 2 includes chapters on transmission of these viruses by transplantation, bites by bats and insects, clinical management of the infections, and beneficial uses of attenuated viruses. Neurotropic Viral Infections�is a unique resource, bridging basic, clinical, and translational approaches.? �Typham this is the title: Neurotropic Viral Infections Volume 2: Neurotropic Retroviruses, DNA Viruses, Immunity and Transmission 2nd Edition