Pathogenesis of Viral Respiratory Infection ( Respiratory Disease and Infection - A New Insight )

Publication series ： Respiratory Disease and Infection - A New Insight

Author： Ma. Eugenia Manjarrez-Zavala Dora Patricia Rosete-Olvera Luis Horacio Gutiérrez-González Rodolfo Ocadiz-Delgado and Carlos Cabello-Gutiérrez  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT4604054287

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535109686

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535109686

Subject： R56 Respiratory and thoracic diseases

Keyword： 呼吸系及胸部疾病

Language： ENG

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Pathogenesis of Viral Respiratory Infection

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Chapter 1 Pathogenesis of Viral Respiratory Infection

1. Introduction

2. Viral pathogenesis

3. Cellular level pathogenesis

4. Cell damage caused by virus and cytopathic effect

5. Description and characteristics of virus

6. Types of infection

7. Respiratory system

8. Immune response in the respiratory system (innate and adaptive), cells and mechanisms

8.1. Specific or acquired immunity

9. Evasion of the immune response

10. Other mechanisms used by respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis

11. Pathogenicity and description of some viral respiratory infections

11.1. Infection with influenza virus A

11.2. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

11.3. Parainfluenza virus (PIV)

12. Conclusions

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