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Global Virology I - Identifying and Investigating Viral Diseases

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Editors:
  1. Paul Shapshak

    1. Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  2. John T. Sinnott

    1. Infectious Diseases and International He, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  3. Charurut Somboonwit

    1. Division of Infectious Diseases and Inte, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  4. Jens H. Kuhn

    1. C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense & Emerging Infectious Diseases, NIH-NIAID Div. Clinical Research, Frederick, USA

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  • Provides trajectories and illustrations of viruses that have catapulted into the global arena

  • Discusses the need for educating the public on good hygienic practices as a means of curbing the spread of infectious diseases

  • Some of the viruses covered include Ebola, Dengue, Papillomavirus, Hepatitis C, Nipah, Giant, Hanta, Bunya, West Nile Virus, Zikavirus, XMRV, and HIV

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Ebola Virus Disease

    • Steven B. Bradfute, Peter B. Jahrling, Jens H. Kuhn
    Pages 543-559

  2. XMRV: Emerging Human Infection or False Alarm

    • Charurut Somboonwit, John T. Sinnott, Paul Shapshak
    Pages 561-574

  3. Prion Diseases, HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Protein Misfolding

    • Brian Giunta, Alireza Minagar, Francisco Fernandez
    Pages 575-586

  4. Origin and Evolution of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

    • Jeffrey B. Joy, Richard H. Liang, T. Nguyen, Rosemary M. McCloskey, Art F. Y. Poon
    Pages 587-611

  5. Global Protein Sequence Variation in HIV-1-B Isolates Derived from Human Blood and Brain

    • Seetharaman Balaji, Patil Sneha, Murugappan Rama, Paul Shapshak
    Pages 613-666

  6. Mutational Immune Escape in HIV-1 Infection

    • Aniqa Shahid, Zabrina L. Brumme
    Pages 667-706

  7. The Biology of Quiescent CD4 T Cells, Their Role in HIV-1 Infection and Cocaine Drug Abuse

    • Dhaval Dixit, Dimitrios N. Vatakis
    Pages 707-721

  8. Role of Macrophages in the Immunopathogenesis of HIV-1 Infection

    • Jacqueline K. Flynn, Paul R. Gorry
    Pages 723-744

  9. Brain Imaging in People with HIV

    • Paul M. Thompson, Jeffry R. Alger, Neda Jahanshad
    Pages 745-759

  10. Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Disease Severity

    • Tamara V. Feldblyum, David M. Segal
    Pages 761-789

  11. The Role of Viral Protein Phosphorylation During Filovirus Infection

    • Jason Kindrachuk, Jens H. Kuhn, Peter B. Jahrling
    Pages 791-813

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 815-840
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About this book

This book provides trajectories and illustrations of viruses that have catapulted into the global arena (linked to humans, animals, and vectors) due to human behaviors in recent years, as well as viruses that have already shown expansion among humans, animals, and vectors just a few decades ago. Topics in the current book include:
  • vaccines
  • environmental impact
  • emerging virus transmission
  • Filovirus (Ebola)
  • hemorrhagic fevers
  • flaviviruses
  • Dengue evasion
  • papillomaviruses
  • Hepatitis C
  • Nipah virus
  • giant viruses
  • hantaviruses
  • bunyaviruses
  • encephalitides
  • West Nile virus
  • Zika virus
  • XMRV
  • henipaviruses
  • human respiratory syncytial virus
  • influenza A virus
  • several aspects of HIV-1

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Paul Shapshak

  • Infectious Diseases and International He, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    John T. Sinnott

  • Division of Infectious Diseases and Inte, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Charurut Somboonwit

  • C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense & Emerging Infectious Diseases, NIH-NIAID Div. Clinical Research, Frederick, USA

    Jens H. Kuhn

About the editors

Paul Shapshak, PhD is a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Internal Medicine, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine,at USF Morsani School of Medicine. His research interests include molecular virology.

John Sinnott, MD, is Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Morsani College of Medicine and holds the James Cullison Professorship in Infectious Diseases.

Charurut Somboonwit, MD, FACP, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, at USF Morsani School of Medicine. Her research interests include topics in general infectious diseases, and HIV and its long-term complications.

Jens H. Kuhn, MD, PhD, PhD, MS, is a Principal at Tunnell Government Services, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) tasked to fulfill the role of Virology Lead at the NIH/NIAID Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, USA. His research interests include high-consequence (BSL-4) pathogen research, biodefense, and medical countermeasure development.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Virology I - Identifying and Investigating Viral Diseases

  • Editors: Paul Shapshak, John T. Sinnott, Charurut Somboonwit, Jens H. Kuhn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2410-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2409-7Published: 14 July 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4708-9Published: 15 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2410-3Published: 13 July 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 840

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 98 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Virology, Immunology, Vaccine

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Pharma

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