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New viruses and new disease: mutation, evolution and ecology.

Current opinion in immunology - 1 Aug 1991

Kilbourne E D

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Given the extraordinarily high mutation rate of viruses, particularly those with RNA genomes, it is not surprising that new viruses are continually evolving. However, the symptomatology of old viral diseases has remained stable for centuries. The combination of genetic and ecological factors that...

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Genes, Viral
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Immunosuppression Therapy
Mutation
Virus Diseases
Viruses

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PMID: 1755978
DOI: 10.1016/0952-7915(91)90014-r

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