Viral Infections of Humans Epidemiology and Control [Paperback]

1 Epidemiological Concepts and Methods.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Definitions and Methods.- 3. The Agent.- 4. The Environment.- 5. Routes of Transmission.- 5.1. Respiratory.- 5.2. Gastrointestinal.- 5.3. Skin.- 5.4. Genital.- 5.5. Genitourinary.- 5.6. Personal Contact.- 5.7. Water and Food.- 5.8. Arthropod Borne.- 6. Pathogenesis.- 6.1. Respiratory.- 6.2. Gastrointestinal.- 6.3. Systemic Infections.- 6.4. The Exanthem.- 6.5. Infections of the Central Nervous System.- 6.6. Persistent Viral Infections.- 7. Incubation Period.- 8. The Immune Response.- 8.1. Humoral Immunity.- 8.2. Local Immunity (Secretory IgA System).- 8.3. Cell-Mediated Immunity.- 8.4. Immune Responses in the Pathogenesis of Viral Diseases.- 9. Patterns of Host Responses.- 9.1. The Biological Gradient.- 9.2. Clinical Syndromes.- 10. Diagnosis of Viral Diseases.- 10.1. Collection.- 10.2. Requests for Testing.- 10.3. Interpretation of Tests.- 11. Proof of Causation.- 12. Control and Prevention.- 13. References.- 14. Suggested Reading.- 2 Surveillance and Seroepidemiology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Surveillance.- 2.1. Historical Background.- 2.2. Elements of Surveillance.- 2.3. Other Surveillance Methods.- 2.4. Surveillance in Research Studies.- 2.5. Publications on Surveillance.- 2.6. Predictive Surveillance.- 3. Seroepidemiology.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Historical Background.- 3.3. Methodology.- 3.4. Advantages and Limitations.- 3.5. Uses of Seroepidemiology.- 4. References.- 3 Adenoviruses.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Background.- 3. Methodology Involved in Epidemiological Analysis.- 3.1. Sources of Data.- 3.2. Interpretation of Laboratory Tests.- 4. Characteristics of the Virus.- 5. Descriptive Epidemiology.- 5.1. Synopsis of Descriptive Epidemiology.- 5.2. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Specific Syndromes.- 6. Mechanisms and Route of Transmission.- 7. Pathogenesis and Immunity.- 8. Pattern of Host Response.- 9. Control and Prevention.- 10. Unresolved Problems.- 11. References.- 12. SuggestedlC„