Viral hemorrhagic fevers

 Content: Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 --
 Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: History and Definitions; Chapter 2 --
 General Disease Pathology in Filoviral and Arenaviral Infections; Chapter 3 --
 Interaction of the Host Immune System with Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses; Chapter 4 --
 Vascular Endothelium and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses; Chapter 5 --
 Vascular Endothelial Dysfunctions: Viral Attack and Immunological Defense; Chapter 6 --
 Animal Models of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Chapter 7 --
 Role of Rodents and Bats in Human Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Chapter 8 --
 Biosafety Issues and Clinical Management of Hemorrhagic Fever Virus InfectionsChapter 9 --
 BSL4 Workforce Preparedness in Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks; Chapter 10 --
 Major Strategies for Prevention and Control of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Chapter 11 --
 Practical Considerations for Collection and Transportation of Hemorrhagic Fever Samples; Chapter 12 --
 Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Chapter 13 --
 Vaccine Research Efforts for Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses; Chapter 14 --
 Pathogenic Old World Arenaviruses; Chapter 15 --
 Lassa Fever; Chapter 16 --
 Lujo Virus Hemorrhagic Fever Chapter 17 --
 Receptor Determinants of Zoonosis and Pathogenesis of New World Hemorrhagic Fever ArenavirusesChapter 18 --
 Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever; Chapter 19 --
 Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever; Chapter 20 --
 \'\'Venezuelan\'\' Hemorrhagic Fever; Chapter 21 --
 Rift Valley Fever Virus and Hemorrhagic Fever; Chapter 22 --
 Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus; Chapter 23 --
 Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome; Chapter 24 --
 Ebola virus Infection; Chapter 25 --
 Marburg Virus Disease; Chapter 26 --
 Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; Chapter 27 --
 Yellow Fever Virus Infection; Chapter 28 --
 Kyasanur Forest Disease Chapter 29 --
 Alkhurma Virus Hemorrhagic FeverChapter 30 --
 Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever; Back Cover
 Abstract:             Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of febrile illnesses caused by RNA viruses from several viral families. These infectious viruses lead to a potentially lethal disease syndrome characterized by fever, malaise, vomiting, mucosal and gastrointestinal bleeding, edema, and hypotension. The four viral families known to cause VHF disease in humans naturally reside in an animal reservoir host or arthropod vector. This volume presents the most current information on each virus. It examines the fevers caused by these viruses, their mechanisms for spreading, their molecular pathogenesis, host