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Measles Virus
. Ed(S): Meulen, Volker Ter; Bach, Martin F.
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Description for Measles Virus
paperback. Editor(s): Meulen, Volker Ter; Bach, Martin F. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 205 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; MJW; MMFM; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
Measles, also called the greatest killer of children in history, still annually affects about 50 million individuals and causes close to a million deaths primarily in developing countries. Before the advent of measles vaccine some 30 years ago, these figures were roughly three times higher. Attenuated measles virus (MV) strains, all quite closely related to the original Edmonston isolate, have a very good record as a safe and highly efficacious vaccine and have brought down the measles toll in industrialized countries to almost negligible levels. However, recent outbreaks in the USA and Europe have again brought the measles problem to ... Read more
Measles, also called the greatest killer of children in history, still annually affects about 50 million individuals and causes close to a million deaths primarily in developing countries. Before the advent of measles vaccine some 30 years ago, these figures were roughly three times higher. Attenuated measles virus (MV) strains, all quite closely related to the original Edmonston isolate, have a very good record as a safe and highly efficacious vaccine and have brought down the measles toll in industrialized countries to almost negligible levels. However, recent outbreaks in the USA and Europe have again brought the measles problem to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642786235
SKU
V9783642786235
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Reviews for Measles Virus
"This volume is eminently readable with concise but state-of-the-art reports on measles research in areas of virology, molecular biology and immunology,...it will be an invaluable source of information for epidemiologists and those working in the measles vaccine research field." - British Journal of Biomedical Sciences