History of Rabies in the Americas : From the Pre-Columbian to the Present , Volume I : Insights to Specific Cross-Cutting Aspects of the Disease in the Americas (Fascinating Life Sciences) (Original PDF from Publisher)

History of Rabies in the Americas : From the Pre-Columbian to the Present , Volume I : Insights to Specific Cross-Cutting Aspects of the Disease in the Americas (Fascinating Life Sciences) (Original PDF from Publisher)

the author Charles E. Rupprecht

The most lethal of all infectious diseases , rabies is one of the oldest known infections , is incurable and has a high mortality rate .

The only place where the vampire bat rabies virus exists is in the Americas . The area is rich in cultural allusions and famous for several scientific breakthroughs, including the development of the current vaccine potency test , diagnostic assay , oral vaccinations for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first broadly implemented canine rabies program . With tens of thousands of human deaths and tens of millions of exposures each year , rabies continues to be the most significant viral zoonosis and can be used as a model for other infections, such as COVID-19 . Over the next ten years, there is an international effort to eradicate canine-caused human rabies and the Americas are the region having the most proof-of-concept data to support this .

This two-volume series covers the medical background of rabies and its contemporary effects in the Americas, as well as its effects on sociological , economic , cultural and scientific advancements in the area . Volume I provides a summary of key ideas for understanding rabies in the area, including evolutionary considerations , reservoir ecology and management , eradication initiatives , vaccine research and illness signs and progression .Additionally , it examines the disease’s long-term cultural , social  and economic effects on the Americas . History of Rabies in the Americas : From the Pre-Columbian to the Present , Volume I : Insights to Specific Cross-Cutting Aspects of the Disease in the

Americas (Fascinating Life Sciences) (Original PDF from Publisher)

See also : Mims Medical Microbiology and Immunology , 6th Edition (EPUB)