Ebola and Marburg Viruses
Author: Hans-Dieter Klenk
Publisher: Garland Science
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780954523237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ebola and Marburg viruses are a pair of filoviruses that are among the most lethal hemorrhagic viruses on the planet. The authors present a review of past and current research into these pathogens, including 12 papers addressing the structure of the viral proteins; genomic replication; molecular mechanisms of entry; pathogenesis in nonhuman primates, guinea pigs, and mice; virus modulation of innate immunity; and cellular and molecular mechanisms of Ebola pathogenicity and related approaches to vaccine development.