Introduction to Modern Virology, 6th Edition

by Nigel Dimmock (University of Warwick); Andrew Easton (University of Warwick); Keith Leppard (University of Warwick)

• ISBN13: 9781444308921
• ISBN10: 1444308920
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, formerly Professor at Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami, is currently Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology in Coral Gables, Florida. Dr. Millon is one of the world's leading authorities on psychopathology and personality disorders. Developer of the widely used Millon personality assessment inventories, he has been the editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders, President of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and a key member of the DSM-III and DSM-IV Task Forces.

Table of Contents

Preface

What is a virus?:

Towards a Definition of a Virus

Some Methods for Studying Animal Viruses

The Structure of Virus Particles

Classification of Viruses

Virus Growth in Cells:

The Process of Infection: I. Attachment of Viruses and the Entry of Their Genomes into the Target Cell

The Process of Infection: IIA. The Replication of Viral DNA

The Process of Infection: IIB. Genome Replication in RNA Viruses

The Process of Infection: IIC. The Replication of RNA Viruses with a DNA Intermediate and Vice Versa

The Process of Infection: IIIA. Gene Expression in DNA Viruses and Reverse-Transcribing Viruses

The Process of Infection: IIIB. Gene Expression and its Regulation in RNA Viruses

The Process of Infection: IV. The Assembly of Viruses

Virus Interactions with the Whole Organism:

The Immune System and Virus Neutralization

Interactions Between Animal Viruses and Cells

Animal Virus-Host Interactions

Mechanisms in Virus Latency

Transmission of Viruses

The Evolution of Viruses

Viruses and Disease:

Human Viral Disease: An Overview

HIV & AIDS

Carcinogenesis and Tumor Viruses

Vaccines and Antivirals: The Prevention and Treatment of Virus Diseases

Prion Diseases

Horizons in Human Virology

Appendixes: Survey of Virus Properties

Index

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