{"product_id":"9781118829479","title":"Influenza Viruses: Disease Modeling and Laboratory Methods","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfluenza virus infections are a serious health problem. Each year, about 500 million people are infected by the virus, resulting in about 500,000 deaths worldwide. The occurrence of new influenza subtypes has caused severe pandemics, including the 2009 swine flu (vH1N1). In addition, highly pathogenic viruses, like subtypes H7N7 and H5N1, also called the fowl plague and bird flu, respectively, represent enormous economic threats to livestock farming. This book begins with descriptions of the molecular make-up of influenza viruses, their replication cycles and functions of viral proteins. A history of major influenza pandemics is provided as is a detailed article discussing how viral growth and decay is mathematically modeled to evaluate the biological parameters governing interaction between host and virus. Several laboratory protocols describe how influenza virus is handled and used in animal models to study host-pathogen interactions and test potential new therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis e-book — a curated collection from eLS, WIREs, and Current Protocols — offers a fantastic introduction to the field of influenza research for students or interdisciplinary collaborators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluenza Viruses: Molecular Virology\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eeLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro Kawaoka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvian Influenza Viruses\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eeLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro Kawaoka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluenza Epidemics and Pandemics\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eeLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro Kawaoka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParainfluenza Viruses\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eeLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raychel Chambers and Toru Takimoto\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisease Modeling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluenza A Virus Infection Kinetics: Quantitative Data and Models\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWIREs Systems Biology and Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amber M. Smith and Alan S. Perelson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProtocols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaboratory Growth and Maintenance of \u003ci\u003eHaemophilus influenzae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Protocols in Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jason W. Johnston\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluenza: Propagation, Quantification and Storage\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Protocols in Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amanda L. Balish, Jacqueline M. Katz and Alexander I. Klimov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mouse as Model System to Study Host?]Pathogen Interactions in Influenza A Infections\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Protocols in Mouse Biology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Esther Wilk and Klaus Schughart\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130214400240,"sku":"9781118829479","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118829479_p0.jpg?v=1763695496","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118829479","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}