Viral Threats Research
Abstract
This effort conducts research to better understand human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other highly lethal or incapacitating viruses, including those that cause hemorrhagic diseases (severe viral infection that causes internal bleeding) such as dengue hemorrhagic fever and hantaviruses (severe viral infection that causes internal bleeding and is contracted from close contact with rodents). Basic research includes understanding risk of disease prevalence to the Warfighter, viral biology (including structure, function, life cycle, and interactions with the environment), the disease process, and disease interaction with the human body.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 4567e2af2e819bd34ed39e74f5694f66