Ebola virus disease : from origin to outbreak / Adnan I. Qureshi.

  • Qureshi, Adnan I.
Date:
[2016]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"'Ebola virus disease: from origins to outbreak' covers the symptoms, treatments, origins, and major outbreaks of the Ebola virus, both past and present. It contains information on the West Saharan response to Ebola as well as highlights from the field in West Africa from Dr. Qureshi and Dr. Chughtai, helping to solve the primary question of what comes next and aiding in formulating a path forward. With a growing awareness of the devastating effects of this viral disease and an influx of topical research, this book provides the information that the global community of researchers, clinicians and students need to better inform their research and studies of Ebola virus disease."--Back cover.

Publication/Creation

Amsterdam : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2016]

Physical description

xvii, 200 pages : illustrations, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm

Contents

Ebola virus : nature's experiment gone wrong -- A personal journey -- Ebola virus : the origins -- Ebola virus disease epidemic in light of other epidemics -- Most recent outbreaks 2014 -- West Saharan response to Ebola virus disease epidemic -- Ebola virus disease in the United States -- Structure and genetics of Ebola virus disease -- Clinical manifestations and laboratory diagnosis of Ebola virus infection -- Ebola virus disease : psychological and social aspects -- Treatment of Ebola virus disease : therapeutic agents -- Ebola virus : natural reservoirs -- Economic and political impact of Ebola virus disease.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    FUM /QUR
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780128042304
  • 0128042303