Human virology : a text for students of medicine, dentistry and microbiology / Leslie Collier and John Oxford.
By: Collier, L. H. (Leslie Harold) [author]
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Contributor(s): Oxford, J. S. (John Sidney) [author].
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BookSeries: Oxford medical publications.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996Copyright date: ©1993Description: xii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0192616625 (paperback); 9780192616623 (paperback).Subject(s): Medical virology | Virology | Virus diseasesDDC classification: 616.9101 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.9101 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00068085 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Rapid advances in virology have increased the difficulty encountered by students and teachers in absorbing and imparting information. This comprehensive volume provides students with enough information, not just to pass examinations, but also to develop a foundation of knowledge for professional practice. Medical and dental practice requires an intelligent approach to the diagnosis and treatment of viral infections. The authors present a clearly written account of basic and clinical virology. The book contains detailed information on several key topics including: general properties and classification of viruses; how viruses cause diseases; viruses and cancer; childhood infections caused by paramyxoviruses; retroviruses and AIDS; the laboratory diagnosis of viral infections; and control of viral diseases by immunization. Richly illustrated with over 130 line drawings and photographs, this work provides a complete overview of this rapidly expanding field of biology for medical and dental undergraduates.
Reprinted with corrections 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: General principles -- General properties and classification of viruses -- Viral replication and genetics -- Propagation of viruses in the laboratory -- How viruses cause disease -- Resistance to infection -- Viruses and cancer -- Viruses and the community -- Part II: specific infections -- Upper respiratory tract and eye infections due to adenoviruses, coronaviruses, and rhinoviruses -- Childhood infections caused by paramyxoviruses -- Orthomyxoviruses: influenza -- Gastroenteritis viruses -- Parvoviruses -- Poxviruses -- Poliomyelitis and other enterovirus infections -- Herpesviruses -- Lyssavirus and rabies -- Arthropod-borne viruses -- Rubella: postnatal infections -- Some exotic and dangerous infections: filoviruses and arenaviruses -- Hepatitis viruses -- Papoviruses -- Retroviruses and AIDS -- Unconventional agents: viroids, virinos, and prions -- Part III: Special syndromes -- Viral diseases of the central nervous system -- Intrauterine and perinatal infections -- Viral infections in patients with defective immunity -- Part IV: Practical aspects -- The laboratory diagnosis of viral infections --Control of viral diseases by immunization -- Antiviral chemotherapy.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 General Principles
- 1 How it all began
- 2 General properties and classification of viruses
- 3 Virral replication and genetics
- 4 How viruses cause disease
- 5 Resistance to infection
- 6 Viruses and cancer
- 7 Viruses and the community
- Part 2 Specific infections
- 8 Upper respiratory tract and eye infections due to adenoviruses,coronaviruses, and rhinoviruses
- 9 Childhood infections caused by paramyxoviruses
- 10 Orthomyxoviruses and influenza
- 11 Gastroenteritis viruses
- 12 Rubella: postnatal infections
- 13 Parvoviruses
- 14 Poxviruses
- 15 Papovaviruses
- 16 Poliomyelitis and other picornavirus infections
- 17 The herpesviruses: general properties
- 18 Alphaherpesviruses
- 19 Betaherpesviruses
- 20 Gammaherpesviruses
- 21 Introduction to the hepatitis viruses
- 22 The bloodborne hepatitis viruses B and delta
- 23 The enteric hepatitis viruses A and E
- 24 The bloodborne hepatitis flaviviruses
- 25 Retroviruses and AIDS26. Lyssavirus and rabies
- 27 Arthropod-borne viruses
- 28 Some exotic and dangerous infections: filoviruses, arenaviruses andhantaviruses
- 29 Prion diseases: the spongiform encephalopathies
- Part 3 Special syndromes
- 30 Viral diseases of the central nervous system
- 31 Intrauterine and perinatal infections
- 32 Viral infections in patients with defective immunity
- 33 Summary of viral respiratory infections
- 34 Summary of sexually transmitted viral infections
- 35 Resurgent and emergent viral infections
- Part 4 Practical aspects
- 36 The laboratory diagnosis of viral infections
- 37 Control of viral diseases by immunization
- 38 Antiviral chemotherapy
- Appendices:A Safety precautions: codes of practice, disinfection and sterilization
- B Viral infections notifiable in the UKC
- Suggestions for further reading