Presents basic and applied aspects of virology
Discusses the anatomy of the human respiratory system
Examines immunological interactions in lungs during infection
Explores aerosol spread and communicability of viruses infecting the respiratory system
Defines environmental variables affecting the transmission of viruses
Reviews infection control and prevention
Covers clinical and laboratory diagnosis of respiratory viral infections
Profiles the pathogenesis of specific viruses and their treatment
Summary
Using a multidisciplinary approach, Human Respiratory Viral Infections is set at the level between the definitive reference work and an essential clinical manual. Exploring recent advances in human respiratory viral research, the text builds on the basic sciences of epidemiology, virology, molecular biology, and immunology to cover clinical diagnosis, mechanism of pathogenesis, manifestations of disease, impact, treatment, and management strategies.
Provides a comprehensive review of all the major human respiratory viral infections
Supplies a detailed description of the anatomy of the respiratory system
Discusses the salient features of specific viruses
Examines the latest diagnostic tools
Covers risk factors associated with incidence of respiratory viral infections in children and adults in different occupational and environmental settings
Presenting the latest knowledge in human respiratory viral infections, this text will be immensely valuable for pulmonologists, biomedical scientists, research scholars, virologists, vaccinologists, immunologists, clinicians, pharmacologists, and public health specialists.

Human Respiratory System and Disease Management
Overview on Anatomy of Human Respiratory System; Anoop Kumar Sinha and Sunit K. Singh
Lung Defenses: An Overview; Laurent P. Nicod
Airway Epithelial and Early Innate Immune Responses to Virus Infections; Alan Chen-Yu Hsu, Su-Ling Loo, Faezeh Fathi Aghdam, Kristy Parsons, Philip M. Hansbro, and Peter A. B. Wark
Pulmonary Endothelium in Health and Viral Infections; Nikolaos Manitsopoulos, Frantzeska Frantzeskaki, Anastasia Kotanidou, and Stylianos E. Orfanos
Cough Formation in Viral Infections in Children; Kerry-Ann F. O'Grady, Ian M. Mackay, and Anne B. Chang
Aerosol Spread and Communicability of Respiratory Viruses; Samira Mubareka, Thomas G. Voss, Daniel Verreault, and Chad J. Roy
Environmental Variables in the Transmission of Respiratory Viruses; Nicole M. Bouvier
Animal Models of Human Respiratory Viral Infections; Kayla A. Weiss, Cory J. Knudson, Allison F. Christiaansen, and Steven M. Varga
Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Respiratory Viral Infections; Cristina Costa, Francesca Sidoti, and Rossana Cavallo
Potential of Antibody Therapy for Respiratory Virus Infections; Tze-Minn Mak, Ruisi Hazel Lin, and Yee-Joo Tan
Measures for Infection Control in Respiratory Viral Infections; W. H. Seto
Controlling Epidemic of Human Respiratory Viral Infections; Grant Waterer and Sheree Smith
Common Viral Infections of Human Respiratory System
Overview of Human Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Viral Infections; Fleur M. Moesker, Pieter L.A. Fraaij, and Ab D.M.E. Osterhaus
Viral-Induced Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Lena Uller and Carl Persson
Pediatric Viral Pneumonia; Matti Korppi
Pulmonary Bacterial Coinfection with Viral Respiratory Infection in Children; Kentigern Thorburn and Andrew Riordan
Mixed Respiratory Viral Infections; Jonathan Hoffmann and Gláucia Paranhos-Baccalà
Respiratory Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Patients; Ellie Walker and Michael G. Ison
Human Adenovirus: A Respiratory Virus Causing Systemic Disease; Joseph P. Lynch, III, Adriana E. Kajon, and Marcela Echavarria
Human Rhinovirus Infections; Stephen B. Greenberg
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; Marcello Lanari, Silvia Vandini, and Giacomo Faldella
Contents Human Influenza Virus Infections; Judith M. Fontana, Daniel P. Eiras, and Mirella Salvatore
Human Parainfluenza Virus Infections; Eric T. Beck and Kelly J. Henrickson
Emergence and Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza in Humans; Jennifer R. Plourde and Kevin S. Harrod
Emergence and Pathogenesis of Swine Influenza Viruses in Humans; Jennifer L. Smith, Frederick T. Koster, and Robert J. Hogan
Measles Virus: A Respiratory Virus Causing Systemic Disease; Rory D. de Vries and Rik L. de Swart
Human Coronavirus Respiratory Infections; Thomas Edward Cecere, Stephanie Michelle Todd,
and Owen Benjamin Richmond
SARS-CoV Infections in Humans; K. F. To and Anthony W. I. Lo
Human Bocavirus Infections; Verena Schildgen and Oliver Schildgen
Human Metapneumovirus Infections; Jennifer Elana Schuster and John V. Williams
Enterovirus 68 and Human Respiratory Infections; Janette C. Rahamat-Langendoen and Hubert G.M. Niesters
Henipaviruses: Emerging Zoonotic Respiratory Viral Infections; Olivier Escaffre, Viktoriya Borisevich, and Barry Rockx