This second edition updates the reader on the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, CMV. The history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed in detail. Further a section specifically dedicated to prevention measures is included to the new edition. The chapter on virus-host interaction for defense and transmission is elaborately updated.
Edited by:
Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Country of Publication: Switzerland Edition: 2nd ed. 2018 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 454g ISBN:9783319987699 ISBN 10: 3319987690 Pages: 144 Publication Date:09 January 2019 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Long Known. Long Ignored – A Brief History of Cytomegalovirus Research.- Virus Host Interaction for Defence and Transmission.- Epidemiology – The Influence of Socioeconomic Differences.- Prospects and Obstacles of Diagnosis.- Clinical Outcome: Acute Symptoms and Sleeping Hazards.- Prevention and Therapy – More than Trial and Error.- How To Save Money: Congenital CMV Infection and the Economy.
Univ. Prof. Prim. Dr. Gabriele Baumann, MSc, Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Austria.