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Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses
Tirtha Chakraborty
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Description for Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses
Hardcover. Dengue fever is an infectious disease that is caused by four types of viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. This work explores the biology of the dengue virus and similar viruses such as Ebola and Marburg virus, as well as their symptoms, where they are found, how they are transmitted, and the efforts to treat and eradicate them. Num Pages: 102 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, sidebars, further resources, glo. BIC Classification: YNT. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Dengue fever is an infectious disease found around the world that is caused by four closely related, but distinct, types of viruses commonly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Triggering excessive bleeding, dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue hemorrhagic shock can be fatal. ""Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses"" explores the biology of the dengue virus and similar viruses such as Ebola, Marburg virus, and Lassa fever, as well as their symptoms, where they are commonly found, how they are transmitted, and the efforts to treat and eradicate them.Chapters include: Ins and Outs of Dengue; Hemorrhagic Fevers; Vectors - Bugs ... Read more
Dengue fever is an infectious disease found around the world that is caused by four closely related, but distinct, types of viruses commonly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Triggering excessive bleeding, dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue hemorrhagic shock can be fatal. ""Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses"" explores the biology of the dengue virus and similar viruses such as Ebola, Marburg virus, and Lassa fever, as well as their symptoms, where they are commonly found, how they are transmitted, and the efforts to treat and eradicate them.Chapters include: Ins and Outs of Dengue; Hemorrhagic Fevers; Vectors - Bugs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Number of Pages
102
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791085066
SKU
V9780791085066
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About Tirtha Chakraborty
Tirtha Chakraborty, Ph.D. majored in zoology for his undergraduate studies, and then obtained his Ph.D. in molecular biology and parasitology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India. He continued his research in molecular parasitology as a post-doctoral fellow while at Yale University Medical School. He currently works in the field of molecular immunology at the National Institutes of Health. ... Read more
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