The investigation of emerging and re-emerging viral diseases: a paradign.
Emerging virus infections are defined as previously nonthreatening viruses that can decimate new populations by finding fresh hosts and vectors--often with the help of humans who introduce new species into virgen environment, Several etiologic agents of these diseases, some of the interacting factors that contribute to their development and the role of molecular medicine in their understanding is discussed.
Ríos Olivares
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00960-6032.
D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007835:Lassa Fever; D007836:Lassa virus / Q000472:pathogenicity