An insight into the “killers”-viruses that cause epidemics

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Title Page
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DECLARATION
ABOUT THE EDITORS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Viral Epidemics and How they Can be Handled
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Why Viral Epidemics
	1.3 We Are Interconnected
	1.4 Responding To Viral Epidemics
	1.5 Current Research: A Few Insights
	1.6 Final Points
	1.7 References
Chapter 2 Influenza: The Historic and Current Pandemic
	2.1 Concepts And Overview
	2.2 The Viruses That Cause The Flu
	2.3 Avian Influenza: Bridging Swine and Humans
	2.4 Final Points
	References
Chapter 3 COVID 19-The virus that locked the world down
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 The Virus
	3.3 What Happens In The Human Body?
	3.4 Transmission
	3.5 Symptoms
	3.6 Diagnosis
	3.7 Treatment
	3.8 Prevention
	3.9 References
Chapter 4 Zika Virus: From Uganda To Brazil
	4.1 Basics
	4.2 How Does The Disease Spread And Strike?
	4.3 Diagnosing The Disease
	4.4 Treatment
	4.5 Testing For The Virus
	4.6 Prevention And Control Of The Spread Of The Virus
	4.7 Final Points
	4.8 References
Chapter 5 Dengue viruses: From the Tropics to a Global Health Challenge
	5.1 Dengue
	5.2 The Virus
	5.3 What Happens During The Bite And Disease?
	5.4 Symptoms
	5.5 Diagnosis And Treatment
	5.6 Prevention
	5.7 Final Points
	5.8 References
Chapter 6 Ebola: From an Exotic Virus to an Epidemic
	6.1 The Virus and its Epidemics
	6.2 The Spread
	6.3 Symptoms
	6.4 Treatment
	6.5 Prevention
	6.6 Final points
	6.7 References
Chapter 7 It Takes a Community to Raise the Prevalence of a Zoonotic Pathogen
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Ecology of Evolutionarily Successful Zoonotic Pathogens
	Diluting Species
	Vector Amplifiers
	Community Effects
	Summary And Conclusions
	References
Chapter 8 Multiple Control Strategies for Prevention of Avian Influenza Pandemic
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Model Frame Work
	Existence of Control Problem
	Numerical Results And Discussion
	Conclusion
	Conflict of Interests
	References
Chapter 9 Prevalence, Severity and Mortality Associated with COPD and Smoking in patients with COVID-19: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
	Abstract
	Impact
	Introduction
	Results
	Discussion
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	Funding Statement
	References
Chapter 10 Impact of Self-Imposed Prevention Measures and Short-Term Government-Imposed Social Distancing on Mitigating and Delaying a COVID-19 Epidemic: A Modelling Study
	Abstract
	Author Summary
	Introduction
	Methods
	Results
	Discussion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 11 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Infection, Immunological Response, and Vaccine Development
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Mers-Cov Innate Immunity
	Mers-Cov-Adaptive Immunity
	Future Prospects
	Conflicts Of Interest
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 12 Evolution of Knowledge, Awareness, and Practices regarding Zika Virus from 2016 to 2017
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Study Design
	Results
	Discussion
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 13 What Factors Might Have Led to the Emergence of Ebola in West Africa?
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Ebola In Africa
	Pathogen Spillover
	Social Conditions Enabling And Enhancing Human-To-Human Transmission
	Ebola Forecasting, Detection Control, Education, And Future Needs
	Funding Statement
	References
Index
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