<p><span>This book systematically and comprehensively discusses the biological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of the hepatitis E virus (HEV). It presents current knowledge of HEV and explores experimental methods, treatment, and prevention of HEV. First identified in the 1980s and cl
Hepatitis E Virus
โ Scribed by Youchun Wang (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 250
- Series
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 948
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Hepatitis E Virus....Pages 1-16
Characteristics and Functions of HEV Proteins....Pages 17-38
Epidemiology of Hepatitis E....Pages 39-59
Hepatitis E as a Zoonosis....Pages 61-71
Genetic Evolution of Hepatitis E Virus....Pages 73-88
Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus....Pages 89-112
Immunobiology and Host Response to HEV....Pages 113-141
HEV Cell Culture....Pages 143-159
Animal Models for Hepatitis E Virus....Pages 161-173
Clinical Manifestations of Hepatitis E....Pages 175-189
Laboratory Diagnosis of HEV Infection....Pages 191-209
Treatment of Hepatitis E....Pages 211-221
Prophylactic Hepatitis E Vaccine....Pages 223-246
โฆ Subjects
Virology;Vaccine;Biological Techniques;Infectious Diseases
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