Neuroviral Infections

Neurovirology is an interdisciplinary field representing a melding of virology, clinical neuroscience, molecular pathogenesis, diagnostic virology, molecular biology, and immunology. Neuroviral Infections: General Principles and DNA Viruses covers recent developments in the area of neuroviral infections and discusses their role in related fields such as immunology, cell biology, and molecular biology. It offers a complete discussion of the major neuroviral infections caused by DNA viruses, including information on emerging basic principles, neuroviral infections, and future challenges in virology. Neuroviral Infections: RNA Viruses and Retroviruses presents an up-to-date overview of the general principles of infections and major neuroviral infections caused by RNA viruses and retroviruses. It is designed for virologists, specialists in infectious diseases, teachers of virology, and postgraduate students of medicine, virology, neurosciences, and immunology. Features     Describes the clinical and basic science aspects of major human neurotropic DNA and RNA viruses and retroviruses     Details molecular pathogenesis and host pathogen interaction     Covers clinical aspects as well as basic science aspects of molecular pathogenesis and infection-related issues of major human neurotropic viruses     Discusses each virus—including the diseases it causes, mechanisms of spread, molecular pathogenesis, host pathogen immune interaction, detection, treatment, and prevention   Table of Contents General Principles and DNA Viruses Principles of Viral Infections of the Nervous System Neuroviral Infections: A Historical Perspective Georg Gosztonyi and Manfred Sell Neuroviral Infections and Immunity Bersabeh Tigabu, Fabian de Kok-Mercado, and Michael R. Holbrook Controlling Neuroinflammation: Lessons from Rabies Virus Monique Lafon Laboratory Diagnosis of CNS Viral Infections Alexander C. Outhred, Jen Kok, and Dominic E. Dwyer New Trends in Antiviral Therapy of CNS Infections Renan B. Domingues Animal Models of Viral Encephalitis Keith E. Steele Neurotropic DNA Viruses and their Diseases Herpes Simplex Virus and Human CNS Infections Marcela Kúdelová and Július Rajčáni CNS, Neurological Infections Caused by the Herpesvirus Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), and Models of VZV Neurotropism Paul R. Kinchington Epstein–Barr Virus and CNS Infections Antonio Volpi and Francesca Pica Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection Souichi Yamada, Rumi Taniguchi, Isao Kosugi, and Naoki Inoue Human Herpesvirus 6A, 6B, and 7 Encephalitis Joseph Ongrádi, Balázs Stercz, Valéria Kövesdi, Károly Nagy, Joshua Prichett, Dharam Ablashi, and Steven Jacobson The Human Polyomavirus JC and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Monica Mischitelli, Daniela Fioriti, Anna Bellizzi, Elena Anzivino, Fernanda Chiarini, and Valeria Pietropaolo RNA Viruses and Retroviruses RNA Viruses Alphavirus Neurovirulence Katherine Taylor and Slobodan Paessler Neurological Chikungunya: Lessons from Recent Epidemics, Animal Models, and Other Alphavirus Family Members Vincent G. Thon-Hon, Shiril Kumar, Duksha Ramful, Stephanie Robin, Marie Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, and Philippe Gasque Arenaviruses and Neurovirology Larry Lutwick and Jana Preis Bunyaviruses Patrik Kilian, Vlasta Danielová, and Daniel Růžek Human Coronaviruses: Respiratory Pathogens Revisited as Infectious Neuroinvasive, Neurotropic, and Neurovirulent Agents Marc Desforges, Dominique J. Favreau, Élodie Brison, Jessica Desjardins, Mathieu Meessen-Pinard, Hélène Jacomy, and Pierre J. Talbot Nonpolio Enteroviruses, Polioviruses, and Human CNS Infections Anda Baicus and Cristian Baicus Neurovirulence of the West Nile Virus K. L. Yeo and M. L. Ng Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus Natalie A. Prow, Roy A. Hall, and Mario Lobigs Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Human CNS Infection Kallol Dutta, Arshed Nazmi, and Anirban Basu Tick-Borne Encephalitis Daniel Růžek, Bartosz Bilski, and Göran Günther St. Louis Encephalitis Luis A. Diaz, Lorena I. Spinsanti, and Marta S. Contigiani Powassan Virus Laura D. Kramer, Alan P. Dupuis II, and Norma P. Tavakoli Neurological Dengue Aravinthan Varatharaj Influenza Virus and CNS Infections Jun Zeng, Gefei Wang, and Kang-Sheng Li Human Paramyxoviruses and Infections of the Central Nervous System Michael R. Wilson, Martin Ludlow, and W. Paul Duprex Rabies Virus Neurovirulence Claire L. Jeffries, Ashley C. Banyard, Derek M. Healy, Daniel L. Horton, Nicholas Johnson, and Anthony R. Fooks Rubella Virus Infections Jennifer M. Best, Liliane Grangeot- Keros, and Susan Reef Retroviruses Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Motohiro Yukitake and Hideo Hara Human Immunodeficiency Virus Neuropathogenesis Sunit K. Singh and Ritu Mishra Dr. Sunit Kumar Singh is a permanent faculty member in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India. Dr. Daniel Ruzek is a research scientist at the Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia.