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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298402703321

Titolo

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection : Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapy / / edited by Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-98770-4

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 pages)

Disciplina

616.925

Soggetti

Medical microbiology

Infectious diseases

Gynecology

Health promotion

Medical Microbiology

Infectious Diseases

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Long Known. Long Ignored – A Brief History of Cytomegalovirus Research -- Virus Host Interaction for Defence and Transmission -- Epidemiology – The Influence of Socioeconomic Differences -- Prospects and Obstacles of Diagnosis -- Clinical Outcome: Acute Symptoms and Sleeping Hazards -- Prevention and Therapy – More than Trial and Error -- How To Save Money: Congenital CMV Infection and the Economy.

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition updates the reader on the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, CMV. The history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed in detail. Further a section specifically dedicated to prevention measures is included to the new edition. The chapter on virus-host interaction for defense and transmission is elaborately updated.