Search for dissertations about: "HFRS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word HFRS.
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1. Genetic and serologic characterization of a Swedish human hantavirus isolate
Abstract : Hantaviruses are found practically all over the world and cause hemorrhagic fevers in man. Each year about 150,000 people are hospitalized in these zoonotic infections which can be of two types: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) or hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), depending on the infecting virus. READ MORE
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2. What contributes to human body burdens of halogenated flame retardants? : An experimental approach
Abstract : Flame retardants (FRs) are chemicals added to a broad range of consumer products such as textiles, electrical and electronic equipment, furniture and building material to meet flammability requirements. Most of these chemicals are additives that can continuously leach out from the applied products during usage. READ MORE
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3. Human antibody responses to hantavirus recombinant proteins & development of diagnostic methods
Abstract : Rodent-borne hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae) cause two distinct human infections; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). HFRS is a common viral zoonosis, characterized by fever, renal dysfunction and hemostatic imbalance. READ MORE
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4. Studies of inflammatory responses in hantavirus infection
Abstract : Throughout the world, orthohantaviruses cause severe, acute infections in humans. Orthohantaviruses, commonly referred to as hantaviruses, are zoonotic viruses with a single stranded RNA genome of negative sense. READ MORE
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5. Monocytes and dendritic cells : roles during human influenza and hantavirus infections
Abstract : Viruses infect a vast majority of the other species on the planet and rarely leave the host undamaged. Most human viruses need to infect an individual to replicate and disseminate, and must contend with the full force of the human immune system. READ MORE