Venter, Marietjie,

Emerging or newly discovered viral causes of acute lower respiratory tract infections worldwide [electronic resource] / Marietjie Venter and Orienka Hellferscee. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2013. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (29 min.) : color, sound). - Respiratory infection, 2056-452X Viruses and viral diseases : emerging threats to humans and animals, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Respiratory infection. Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Viruses and viral diseases : emerging threats to humans and animals. .

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Contents: Lower respiratory infections -- Global distribution of mortality among children -- Community-acquired pneumonia in children -- Causes of severe acute respiratory infections -- The three classifications of viruses -- Zoonosis: new viruses -- Coronaviruses and SARS -- Avian influenza -- Hendra virus -- Nipah virus -- Emergence of new zoonotic viruses -- Newly recognized causes of ALRI -- Rhinovirus -- Para-influenza 4 -- Coronaviruses NL63 & HKU1 -- Newly discovered viruses -- Human metapneumovirus -- Human bocavirus -- Polyomaviruses, WU and KI -- Mimivirus -- Importance of newly discovered ALRTI causes -- Requirements for further research.

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3372 Henry Stewart Talks


Respiratory infections in children.
Respiratory infections.
SARS (Disease)
Virus diseases.
Acute Disease.
Child.
Coronavirus.
Influenza, Human--virology.
Pneumonia--virology.
Respiratory Tract Infections--epidemiology.
Respiratory Tract Infections--virology.
SARS Virus.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome--virology.
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