Viruses and Human Disease

Ellen G. Strauss, James H. Strauss

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2002
• Print ISBN: 9780126730500
• eBook ISBN: 9780080521688
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Infectious Diseases
• Index: Biological Sciences

This is the first text to examine the connection between virology and human disease. It is also the first book to integrate basic virology with pathophysiological conditions. By contrast, most virology textbooks focus on the molecular biology involved without adequate reference to physiology. Viruses and Human Disease is four-color throughout and contains clearly labeled figures and tables.Key Features*Provides a concise overview of animal viruses, emphasizing those causing diseases in humans;* Integrates discussion of molecular biology, epidemiology, and the history of human viruses;* Presents treatment of prions, gene therapy, and vaccine development;* Illustrated in color by an expert virologist;* Includes world maps depicting the current distribution of existing and newly emerging viruses

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Viruses and Human Disease
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Overview of Viruses and Virus Infection
• Chapter 2. The Structure of Viruses
• Chapter 3. Plus-Strand RNA and Double-Strand RNA Viruses
• Chapter 4. Minus-Strand RNA Viruses
• Chapter 5. Viruses Whose Life Cycle Uses Reverse Transcriptase
• Chapter 6. DNA-Containing Viruses
• Chapter 7. Subviral Agents
• Chapter 8. Host Defenses against Viral Infection and Viral Counterdefenses
• Chapter 9. Gene Therapy
• Appendix A. References for Figures
• Appendix B. References for Tables
• Index