Measles Virus

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. Attenuat...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Meulen, Volker ter (Editor), Bach, Martin F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • List of Contents
  • Clinical Spectrum of Measles
  • The Epidemiology of Measles: Thirty Years of Vaccination
  • Structure, Transcription, and Replication of Measles Virus
  • Functional Aspects of Envelope-Associated Measles Virus Proteins
  • Measles Virus Strain Variations
  • Measles Virus—Mononuclear Cell Interactions
  • Measles Virus Gene Expression in Neural Cells
  • Immune Responses During Measles Virus Infection
  • Monkeys in Measles Research
  • Measles Virus Infections in Rodents
  • The Paradigms of Measles Vaccinology
  • Appendix: Measles Virus Antigenome and Protein Consensus Sequences