Neuroviral Infections
RNA Viruses and Retroviruses
Edited by Sunit K. Singh, Daniel Ruzek
Published February 20th 2013 by CRC Press – 519 pages
Description
Neurovirology is an interdisciplinary field representing a melding of virology, clinical neuroscience, molecular pathogenesis, diagnostic virology, molecular biology, and immunology. Neuroviral Infections: RNA Viruses and Retroviruses presents an up-to-date overview of the general principles of infections and major neuroviral infections caused by RNA viruses and retroviruses. It is designed for virologists, specialists in infectious diseases, teachers of virology, and postgraduate students of medicine, virology, neurosciences, and immunology.
Contents
RNA Viruses
Alphavirus Neurovirulence
Katherine Taylor and Slobodan Paessler
Neurological Chikungunya: Lessons from Recent Epidemics, Animal Models, and Other Alphavirus Family Members
Vincent G. Thon-Hon, Shiril Kumar, Duksha Ramful, Stephanie Robin, Marie Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, and Philippe Gasque
Arenaviruses and Neurovirology
Larry Lutwick and Jana Preis
Bunyaviruses
Patrik Kilian, Vlasta Danielová, and Daniel Růžek
Human Coronaviruses: Respiratory Pathogens Revisited as Infectious Neuroinvasive, Neurotropic, and Neurovirulent Agents
Marc Desforges, Dominique J. Favreau, Élodie Brison, Jessica Desjardins, Mathieu Meessen-Pinard, Hélène Jacomy, and Pierre J. Talbot
Nonpolio Enteroviruses, Polioviruses, and Human CNS Infections
Anda Baicus and Cristian Baicus
Neurovirulence of the West Nile Virus
K. L. Yeo and M. L. Ng
Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus
Natalie A. Prow, Roy A. Hall, and Mario Lobigs
Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Human CNS Infection
Kallol Dutta, Arshed Nazmi, and Anirban Basu
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Daniel Růžek, Bartosz Bilski, and Göran Günther
St. Louis Encephalitis
Luis A. Diaz, Lorena I. Spinsanti, and Marta S. Contigiani
Powassan Virus
Laura D. Kramer, Alan P. Dupuis II, and Norma P. Tavakoli
Neurological Dengue
Aravinthan Varatharaj
Influenza Virus and CNS Infections
Jun Zeng, Gefei Wang, and Kang-Sheng Li
Human Paramyxoviruses and Infections of the Central Nervous System
Michael R. Wilson, Martin Ludlow, and W. Paul Duprex
Rabies Virus Neurovirulence
Claire L. Jeffries, Ashley C. Banyard, Derek M. Healy, Daniel L. Horton, Nicholas Johnson, and Anthony R. Fooks
Rubella Virus Infections
Jennifer M. Best, Liliane Grangeot- Keros, and Susan Reef
Retroviruses
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus
Motohiro Yukitake and Hideo Hara
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Neuropathogenesis
Sunit K. Singh and Ritu Mishra
Author Bio
Dr. Sunit Kumar Singh is a permanent faculty member in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India.
Dr. Daniel Ruzek is a research scientist at the Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia.
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