Kurzbeschreibung
The illnesses caused by herpes viruses in general and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) especially have been known since antiquity. Since the discovery of VZV, which is one of the major human pathogens, knowledge has accelerated rapidly. This is a study of the virus, edited by a research group at the German university in Witten/Herdecke. This group developed different PCRs as well as NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) to study the viremic phase at different stages of VZV-associated diseases. They have also focused their efforts on the regulation of VZV glycoproteins. All the chapters written in this volume were contributed by international experts in the field.
Synopsis
The illnesses caused by herpes viruses in general and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) especially have been known since antiquity. Since the discovery of VZV, which is one of the major human pathogens, knowledge has accelerated rapidly. This is a study of the virus, edited by a research group at the German university in Witten/Herdecke. This group developed different PCRs as well as NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) to study the viremic phase at different stages of VZV-associated diseases. They have also focused their efforts on the regulation of VZV glycoproteins. All the chapters written in this volume were contributed by international experts in the field.
