Michael S. Diamond 2009 Viral Pathogenesis and the Host Immune Response West Nile virus is a neurotropic flavivirus that has emerged globally as a primary cause of viral encephalitis. Infection of humans and other vertebrate animals is associated with a febrile illness that can progress to a lethal encephalitis or flaccid paralysis syndrome.

Uwe Lendeckel · Nigel M. Hooper Editors 2009 Proteases in Biology and Disease This, the eighth volume in the Proteases in Biology and Disease series, focuses on the role of proteases in virus function and their potential as anti-viral targets. The respiratory illness ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome’ (SARS) was first reported in Asia in November 2002, and rapidly […]

Mark Shirtliff • Jeff G. Leid Editors 2009 The Role of Biofilms on Indwelling Medical Devices is the third volume in the continuing Springer Series on Biofilms. In this volume, we explore biofilm infections of indwelling medical devices from the point of view of both the host and the infecting pathogen.

Vassil St. Georgiev 2009 Impact on Global Health In dedicating the NIH campus in 1940, President Roosevelt could look back to a proud scientific era that began around the time of his birth in 1882. In those days of Koch and Pasteur, the causes of important infectious diseases, such as cholera, tuberculosis, and diphtheria, were discovered, and many […]

I.W. Fong Editor 2009 The past decade has been highlighted by numerous advances in medical scientific knowledge, medical technology, and diagnostic techniques but there have been fewer dramatic changes or improvements in the management of medical conditions. This volume in the Emerging Infectious Disease of the 21st century series, addresses some of the emerging issues and controversies in Infectious […]