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Viruses and the Lung - Infections and Non-Infectious Viral-Linked Lung Disorders (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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Viruses and the Lung - Infections and Non-Infectious Viral-Linked Lung Disorders (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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Worldwide, infectious disease remains a major cause of morbidity
and mortality. In developing countries, infection accounts for a
substantial proportion of all recorded deaths. Likewise, in
developed countries, pneumonia alone results in a large number of
deaths. Along with bacteria, parasites and rickettsial organisms,
viruses are responsible for many of the infections afflicting the
human host. In the past decade alone, viruses that primarily target
the lung have caused major respiratory illnesses including
outbreaks of severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) and
H1N1 influenza. This book is distinctive in that the entire
spectrum of viral disease of the lung is conveniently compiled
within a single volume. The epidemiologic, ultrastructural,
immunologic, clinical and histopathologic features of well-known
viral pathogens and newer emergent infectious agents are discussed.
The book is organized in a classic fashion, starting with
introductory material and sections on lung defenses and the
taxonomic classification of pneumotropic viruses. The various acute
viral pneumonias are then considered in a standard format in the
main body of the book. Subsequent sections are devoted to the human
immunodeficiency virus, viral lung disease in children and other
viral-linked tumoral and nontumoral lung conditions. A chapter is
also included on animal lung diseases caused by viruses. The text
is supplemented by numerous color images.
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