Journal article
Emerging and Zoonotic Infections in Women
Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.22(4), pp.755-772
12/01/2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.05.007
PMCID: PMC2650502
PMID: 18954762
Abstract
Emerging infections, many zoonotic, are caused by a variety of pathogens with global distribution. Previously rare pathogens have emerged; global travel facilitates their rapid spread. Human encroachment on remote areas has brought contact With zoonotic diseases never before characterized. Although systematic study of rare outbreaks can be challenging, knowledge of emerging pathogens and their effects on women is accumulating. This article discusses effects of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, West Nile virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, avian influenza A virus, viral hemorrhagic fevers, spirochetal illnesses, and Chagas' disease. The potential impact of candidate bioterror agents and issues of prophylaxis and therapy are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Emerging and Zoonotic Infections in Women
- Creators
- Regan N. Theiler - The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonSonja A. Rasmussen - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesTracee A. Treadwell - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDenise J. Jamieson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.22(4), pp.755-772
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.idc.2008.05.007
- PMID
- 18954762
- PMCID
- PMC2650502
- ISSN
- 0891-5520
- eISSN
- 1557-9824
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- K12HD001269 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) NICHD5K12 HD001269-08 / National Institutes of Health Women's Reproductive Health Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446530502771
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