New Treatment Strategies for Dengue and Other Flaviviral Diseases

by Gregory Bock and Jamie A. Goode

Dengue virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which includes viruses associated with human diseases such as yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis C. Dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, principally Aedes aegypti. There are four serotypes of dengue virus, of which DENV-2 has been the most prevalent in many recent epidemics. Following primary infection, lifelong immunity develops, preventing repeated assault by the same...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470016434
• ISBN13: 9780470016435
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"