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BL
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| Record Number
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988503
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b742873
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| Main Entry
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Leuenroth, Stephanie,1972-
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| Title & Author
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome /\ Stephanie J. Leuenroth ; foreword by David Haymann.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Deadly diseases and epidemics
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| Page. NO
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102 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791086763
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: 9780791086766
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Includes bibliographical (pages 90-97) references.
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| Contents
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Discovery and history of hantavirus -- Identifying the sin nombre strain: Clues from the Navajo -- New world strains of hantaviruses -- Old world Haantan viruses -- Military disease -- Cases reported since 1993 -- Hantavirus: anatomy of a pathogen: What is a virus? -- Bunyaviridae family -- Hantavirus genome -- Mechanisms of cellular entry, replication, and release -- Mechanisms of cellular destruction by hantavirus: How does a virus kill a cell -- Hantavirus specificity towards tissue type -- Comparison of HPS and HFRS -- Immune response: Our first line of defense against viruses: An overview of the immune system -- Immune response to viral infections -- Immune response to hantavirus -- Viral transmission: Rodent reservoirs -- Transmission to humans -- Transmission by humans -- Could hantavirus be used as a bioweapon? -- Clinical presentation and treatment: Symptoms -- Diagnosis -- Course of infection -- Treatment and vaccination -- Epidemiology of hantaviruses: Who is at risk for hantavirus infection? -- Statistics of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -- Global presence: Preventing exposure: Limiting indoor exposure -- Limiting outdoor exposure -- Occupational hazards -- General safety precautions and rodent cleanup -- Prospects for the future -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Further reading.
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| Abstract
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Covers the discovery and history of Hantavirus, as well as symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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| Subject
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Juvenile literature.
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Hantaviruses, Juvenile literature.
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| Subject
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
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Hantaviruses.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.9/18
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| LC Classification
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RC147.H36L48 2006
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