History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume I - Insights to Specific Cross-Cutting Aspects of the Disease in the Americas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level. Rabies remains the most important viral zoonosis, with tens of thousands of human fatalities and tens of millions of exposures annually, which can be used to model for other pathogens, such as COVID-19. There is an international effort to eliminate human rabies caused by dogs over the next decade, and the Americas represent the primary region with the greatest proof-of-concept evidence to accomplish this goal.  This two-volume set addresses the medical history and modern results of rabies in countries throughout the Americas, including the implications of and on cultural, economic, sociological, and research developments in the region. Volume I presents an overview of concepts critical to the study of rabies in the region, including evolutionary aspects, reservoir ecology and control, elimination efforts, vaccine development, and disease hallmarks and progression. It also analyzes the long-term cultural, social, and economic impacts of the disease in the Americas. 

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Fascinating Life Sciences
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Charles E. Rupprecht
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	319
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-125051-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical microbiology & virology Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General
LSN:	3-03-125051-6
Barcode:	9783031250514

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