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Human Virology provides a vivid introduction to this fascinating field, by incorporating both the molecular and clinical aspects of the subject. The general principles and properties of viruses are covered in the first part of the text, while part two provides a survey of the different virus familie...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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| Summary: |
Human Virology provides a vivid introduction to this fascinating field, by incorporating both the molecular and clinical aspects of the subject. The general principles and properties of viruses are covered in the first part of the text, while part two provides a survey of the different virus families and the human diseases they cause. Finally, the book concludes with some of the more practical aspects of the subject, such as immunization, antiviral chemotherapy and laboratory techniques. Throughout the text, case studies bring the subject to life by providing a unique perspective from real practicing doctors. In addition new 'hot topic' boxes have been incorporated into this edition, featuring current important areas of research. Little prior knowledge is assumed, making Human Virology the perfect text for those students new to the subject. |
| Item Description: |
Leslie Collier's name appears first in previous edition. Previous edition published 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198714682 0198714688 |
| Index Number: | QR201 |
| CLC: | R373 |
| Call Number: | R373/C699/5th ed. |
| Contents: | Part 1 General principles -- Virology: how it all began and where it will go next -- General properties of viruses -- Viral replication and genetics -- How viruses cause disease -- Resistance of the human body to virus infections -- Viruses and the community: the science and practice of epidemiology -- Part 2 Specific viruses -- Group 1: positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses -- Picornaviruses: polio , hepatitis A, enterovirus, and common cold -- Astroviruses: gastroenteritis agents -- Caliciviruses: norovirus causing vomiting and diarrhea -- Hepatitis E -- Togaviruses: mosquito-borne Chikungunya and teratogenic rubella -- Flaviviruses: yellow fever, dengue fever and hepatitis C -- Coronaviruses (including SARS CoV and MERS CoV) -- Group 2: negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses -- Orthomyxoviruses: influenza A, B, C -- Areanaviruses: Lass and haemorrhagic fevers -- Bunyaviruses: Hanta, phlebo, and nairo -- Paramyxoviruses: measles, RSV, mumps, parainfluenza, metapneumovirus, and the zoonotic henipaviruses -- Filoviruses: zoonotic Marburg and Ebola -- Rabies: zoonotic rabies -- Group 3: double-stranded RNA viruses -- Reoviruses: diarrhea-causing rotaviruses -- Group 4: double-dtranded DNA viruses -- Polyomaviruses -- Papillomaviruses -- Herpesviruses: herpetic lesions, zoster cancer, and encephalitis -- Smallpox: human disease eradicated but zoonotic pox virus infections common -- Adenovirus: respiratory, eye, and gastroenteritis viruses -- Group 5: single-stranded DNA viruses -- Parvoviruses -- Group 6: single-stranded positive sense RNA with an RT -- Retroviruses: HIV-1 and -2 and HTLV -- Group 7: circular double-stranded DNA viruses with an RT -- Hepadnaviruses: hepatitis B and D -- Part 3 Practical aspects -- The clinical virology laboratory -- Control of viral diseases by immunization -- Antiviral chemotherapy. |