The Transmission of Epidemic Influenza

The Transmission of Epidemic Influenza by R.E. Hope-Simpson.

THE PLAGUE YEARS Mankind has always been fascinated by "origins," and biologists are no exception. Darwin is our most famous example. What is the origin of mankind, of species, of infectious diseases? In the last few years we have seen the emergence and spread of some apparently "new&...

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Main Author: Hope-Simpson, R.E (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edition:1st ed. 1992.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Infectious diseases.
Public health.
Epidemiology.
Medical microbiology.
Plant science.
Botany.
Animal anatomy.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Scope and Purpose of the Book
  • The Debate about the Contagiousness of Influenza
  • Epidemic Influenza, 1900–1932
  • The Effect of the Discovery of the Causal Organism
  • The Viruses that Cause Epidemic Influenza
  • Antigenic Variation and Recycling of Influenza A Viruses
  • The Necessity for a New Concept
  • The Influence of Season
  • The Explanation of Antigenic Drift
  • Antigenic Shift of Influenza A Virus
  • Hypotheses of Antigenic Shift
  • Some Other Epidemiological Hypotheses
  • Influenza in Nonhuman Hosts
  • Experimental Studies
  • Influenzal Anachronisms
  • The New Concept in Detail
  • Some Tests of the New Concept
  • The Natural History of Human Influenza.

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