Sökning: "hantavirus infections"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden hantavirus infections.
1. Genetic and serologic characterization of a Swedish human hantavirus isolate
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
2. Human antibody responses to hantavirus recombinant proteins & development of diagnostic methods
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
3. Life and death of human B cells in health and disease
Sammanfattning : B cells provide one of the key mechanisms of immunological memory, which is theproduction of neutralising antibodies. How B cells respond to infections and vaccinationgives clues to how the development of the immunological memory is facilitated, and canthus lead to a deeper understanding of why the immune system sometimesmalfunctions. LÄS MER
4. Sex differences in immune response and sex hormone receptor expression in healthy individuals and during viral infection
Sammanfattning : There is sex-bias in morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Infections kill more men than women and several studies have pointed out differences in the immune system as a reason. The sex hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone all shape the effect of the immune response on multiple levels. LÄS MER
5. Monocytes and dendritic cells : roles during human influenza and hantavirus infections
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER