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About this book
Viruses: From Understanding to Investigation, Second Edition presents the definitions and unique characteristics of viruses. The book includes major topics such as virus lifecycle, structure, taxonomy, evolution, history, host-virus interactions, and methods to study. In addition, the book assesses the connections between the aforementioned topics and provides an integrated approach and in-depth understanding of how viruses work. The new edition also provides an expanded methods chapter containing new information on deep sequencing for in virus identification, mathematical formulas to calculate titers and a description of quantitiative PCR for enumerating viruses. The vaccine chapter has been updated to include vaccine efficacy, mRNA vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development. The viral pathogenesis chapter has been expanded to include mechanisms of virally induced cancers. Viral taxonomy sections have been updated and chapters revised to accommodate new virus family designations. New chapters include nucleocytoplasmic viruses (very large DNA viruses), replication of viroids and COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2.
- Employs a comparative strategy to emphasize unique structural and molecular characteristics that inform transmission, disease processes, vaccine strategies, and host responses
- Presents a review of host cell, molecular biology, and the immune system
- Features topical areas of research, including genomics in virus discovery, the virome, and beneficial interactions between viruses and their hosts
- Includes text boxes throughout with experimental approaches used by virologists
- Covers learning objectives in each chapter
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Table of contents
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to animal viruses
- 2 Virus structure
- 3 Virus interactions with the cell
- 4 Methods to study viruses
- 5 Virus transmission and epidemiology
- 6 Immunity and resistance to viruses
- 7 Viral vaccines
- 8 Antiviral agents
- 9 Virus evolution and genetics
- 10 Viral pathogenesis
- 11 Introduction to RNA viruses
- 12 Family Picornaviridae
- 13 Family Caliciviridae
- 14 Family Hepeviridae
- 15 Family Astroviridae
- 16 Family Flaviviridae
- 17 Families Togaviridae and Matonaviridae
- 18 Family Coronaviridae
- 19 SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
- 20 Family Arteriviridae
- 21 Family Rhabdoviridae
- 22 Family Paramyxoviridae
- 23 Family Pneumoviridae
- 24 Family Filoviridae
- 25 Family Bornaviridae
- 26 Family Orthomyxoviridae
- 27 Family Hantaviridae
- 28 Order Bunyavirales: Families Peribunyaviridae, Phenuiviridae, and Nairoviridae
- 29 Family Arenaviridae
- 30 Family Reoviridae
- 31 Family Birnaviridae
- 32 Hepatitis delta virus
- 33 Introduction to DNA viruses
- 34 Family Parvoviridae
- 35 Other small DNA viruses
- 36 Family Polyomaviridae
- 37 Family Papillomaviridae
- 38 Family Adenoviridae
- 39 Family Herpesviridae
- 40 Family Poxviridae
- 41 Other large DNA viruses
- 42 Family Retroviridae
- 43 Replication and pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus
- 44 Family Hepadnaviridae
- Index