Essential human virology /

This textbook provides undergraduate students with a foundation in human virology by covering the structure and classification of viruses, as well as virus transmission and virus replication strategies. It also features case studies to help illustrate the cellular pathology that viruses cause in a r...

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Main Author: Louten, Jennifer (Author, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States; illustrated by Niki Reynolds)
Other Authors: Reynolds, Niki
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge; Oxford, Elsevier, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The world of viruses---2. Virus structure and classification---3. Features of host cells : cellular and molecular biology review--4. Virus replication---5. Virus transmission and epidemiology---6. The immune response to viruses---7. Detection and diagnosis of viral infections---8. Vaccines, antivirals, and the beneficial uses of viruses--9. Viruses and cancer--10. Influenza viruses--11.Human immunodeficiency virus--12. Hepatitis viruses--13. Herpesviruses---14. Poliovirus---15. Poxviruses--16. Emerging and reemerging viral diseases