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Viral Zoonoses and Food of Animal Origin
Kaaden, Oskar-Ruger; Czerny, Claus-Peter; Eichhorn, Werner
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Paperback. Series: Archives of Virology: Supplementa. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 740.
Since the central theme of this book is the transmission of disease agents through the food chain, we will examine influenza viruses from this perspective. Influenza A viruses are found in humans, pigs, horses, sea mammals, and also in wild aquatic and domestic birds [23]. How are they spread? Between mammals, influenza is an airborne infection, but between birds, influenza can be either an airborne or waterborne infection. Influenza viruses of aquatic birds periodically transmit to domestic birds sometimes with catastrophic effects; this transmis sion can be either airborne or waterborne. Less frequently, avian influenza viruses transmit to mammals and ... Read more
Since the central theme of this book is the transmission of disease agents through the food chain, we will examine influenza viruses from this perspective. Influenza A viruses are found in humans, pigs, horses, sea mammals, and also in wild aquatic and domestic birds [23]. How are they spread? Between mammals, influenza is an airborne infection, but between birds, influenza can be either an airborne or waterborne infection. Influenza viruses of aquatic birds periodically transmit to domestic birds sometimes with catastrophic effects; this transmis sion can be either airborne or waterborne. Less frequently, avian influenza viruses transmit to mammals and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Archives of Virology: Supplementa
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783211830147
SKU
V9783211830147
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99-15
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