Human virology : a text for students of medicine, dentistry, and microbiology / Leslie Collier and John Oxford ; with illustrations by Jim Pipkin.
| Author/creator | Collier, L. H. |
| Other author | Oxford, J. S. (John Sidney) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xviii, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Virology : how it all began -- General properties of viruses -- Viral replication and genetics -- How viruses cause disease -- Resistance to virus infections -- Viruses and cancer in humans -- Viruses and the community -- Upper respiratory tract and eye infections due to adenoviruses, coronaviruses (including SARS CoV), and rhinoviruses -- Childhood infections caused by paramyxoviruses -- Orthomyxoviruses and influenza -- Gastroenteritis viruses -- Rubella : postnatal infections -- Parvoviruses -- Poxviruses -- Papovaviruses -- Poliomyelitis and other picornavirus infections -- The herpesviruses : general properties -- The alphaherpesviruses : herpes simplex and varicella-zoster -- The betaherpesviruses : cytomegalovirus and human herpesviruses 6 and 7 -- The gammaherpesviruses : Epstein-barr virus and Kaposl's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus -- Introduction to the hepatitis viruses -- The blood-borne hepatitis viruses B and delta -- The enteric hepatitis viruses A and E -- The blood-borne hepatitis flaviviruses -- Retroviruses and AIDS -- Lyssavirus and rabies -- Arthropod-borne viruses -- Exotic and dangerous infections : filoviruses, arenaviruses, and hantaviruses -- Prions and the spongiform encephalopathies -- Viral diseases of the central nervous system -- Intrauterine and perinatal infections -- Viral infections in patients with defective immunity -- Respiratory infections -- Sexually transmitted viral infections -- Resurgent and emergent viral infections -- The laboratory diagnosis of viral infections -- Control of viral diseases by immunization -- Antiviral chemotherapy. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006005794 |
| ISBN | 0198566603 : |
| ISBN | 9780198566601 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QW 160 C699H 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |