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Origin and Evolution of Viruses

Origin and Evolution of Viruses

Domingo, Esteban
Parrish, Colin R.
Holland, John J.

Hardcover

BiologyEnvironmental StudiesEvolution

ISBN10: 012374153X
ISBN13: 9780123741530
Publisher: Academic Pr Inc
Published: Aug 1 2008
Pages: 560
Weight: 2.85
Height: 1.20 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
New viral diseases are emerging continuously. Viruses adapt to new environments at astounding rates. Genetic variability of viruses jeopardizes vaccine efficacy. For many viruses mutants resistant to antiviral agents or host immune responses arise readily, for example, with HIV and influenza. These variations are all of utmost importance for human and animal health as they have prevented us from controlling these epidemic pathogens. This book focuses on the mechanisms that viruses use to evolve, survive and cause disease in their hosts. Covering human, animal, plant and bacterial viruses, it provides both the basic foundations for the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and specific examples of emerging diseases.

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