Human Virology A Text for Students of Medicine, Dentistry, and Microbiology

by Collier, Leslie; Oxford, John; Pipkin, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780192628206
• ISBN10: 0192628208
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the second edition of a well received textbook which was originally published in 1993. The new edition includes major revisions in certain chapters, and integrates the interface between science and medicine more than it did previously. There is also more discussion on clinicallyimportant conditions. The bright, bold format, from the first edition has been kept, but has been given a more sophisticated and up-to-date look. Virology, perhaps more than any other discipline, plays an extremely important role in the advances of biomedical research. New discoveries are continually being made, and their subsequent application to the relief of suffering proceed at an ever-increasing pace. Virology is important not only inthe study of infections and their treatment and prevention, but also in the unravelling of the most fundamental aspects of biology. This is because viruses have an intimate relationship with the basic machinery of their host cells. Thus, research on how viruses reproduce themselves and spread hasgiven us many insights into the way in which the cells of our bodies function, leading in turn to a better understanding of the whole organism and of how infective diseases may be prevented or cured. The speed of advance in this area has increased the difficulties encountered by students andteachers in absorbing and imparting important information as effectively as possible. It is important that the students are provided with enough information not just to pass examinations but also to provide a foundation of knowledge adequate for subsequent professional practice. It is equallyimportant that this information is presented in an attractive assimilated manner. In this book Leslie Collier and John Oxford present a delightfully written account of basic and clinical virology that meets both of these requirements.Richly illustrated with around 130 line drawings and photographs , Human virology provides a complete review of this rapidly expanding field of biology for medical, dental, and microbiology students.Leslie Collier is as freelance medical editor and writer and was formerly Professor of Virology at the Royal London Hospital. John Oxford is the current holder of this position. Reviews of the first edition 'Collier and Oxford are to be congratulated on producing a textbook for undergraduates which is refreshing in its ability to make the subject interesting and clinically relevant in a format that is both easy and enjoyable to read.' British Journal of Hospital Medicine'excellent student text which combines scholarship with easy to remember diagrams and memory aides.' Aslib Book Guide'The book is very well illustrated and the only adjective for the many electronmicrographs is "superb".' J Med Microbiol'It is a pleasure to recommend Human Virology as a textbook for basic clinical virology.' International Antiviral News

Table of Contents

General Principles

How it all began

General properties and classification of viruses

Virral replication and genetics

How viruses cause disease

Resistance to infection

Viruses and cancer

Viruses and the community

Specific infections

Upper respiratory tract and eye infections due to adenoviruses,coronaviruses, 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

Alphaherpesviruses

Betaherpesviruses

Gammaherpesviruses

Introduction to the hepatitis viruses

The bloodborne hepatitis viruses B and delta

The enteric hepatitis viruses A and E

The bloodborne hepatitis flaviviruses

Retroviruses and AIDS26. Lyssavirus and rabies

Arthropod-borne viruses

Some exotic and dangerous infections: filoviruses, arenaviruses andhantaviruses

Prion diseases: the spongiform encephalopathies

Special syndromes

Viral diseases of the central nervous system

Intrauterine and perinatal infections

Viral infections in patients with defective immunity

Summary of viral respiratory infections

Summary of sexually transmitted viral infections

Resurgent and emergent viral infections

Practical aspects

The laboratory diagnosis of viral infections

Control of viral diseases by immunization

Antiviral chemotherapy

Safety precautions: codes of practice, disinfection and sterilization

Viral infections notifiable in the UKC

Suggestions for further reading

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