Designed to fill the existing gap between
introductory texts and very advanced
reviews of major virus families, Principles of
Virology introduces upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and medical students to all aspects of virology. Written in an engagingly readable style and generously illustrated with over 400 full-color illustrations, this approachable volume offers detailed examples that illustrate common principles, specific strategies adopted by
different viruses to ensure their... Read more...
Veterinary Virology
By Frederick A. Murphy, (Editor)
Academic Press, (October 1999)
ISBN: 0125113404
Book Description:
Completely rewritten, this edition has expanded coverage of zoonotic viruses and
the diseases they cause, and viruses and
viral diseases of laboratory animals,
poultry, fish, and wildlife. The concept of
new emerging and reemerging viral diseases reflects the new perspective this concept has brought to veterinary and zoonotic virology and related fields. Part I presents fundamental principles of virology related to
animal infection and disease. Part II details
the properties and clinical... Read more...
Basic Virology
By Edward K. Wagner and Martin Hewlett
Blackwell Science Inc, (September 1999)
ISBN: 0632042990
Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Book Info:
Univ. of California, Irvine. Textbook of
basic fundamentals of virology. Stresses
concepts of molecular biology and immunology. Includes chapter outlines, review and study
questions, and end of section problems.
Supplementary information for further reading and a directory of Internet resources are included at the end of the text. For students.
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Origin and Evolution of Viruses
By Esteban Domingo, (Editor)
Academic Press, (July 1999)
ISBN: 0122203607
Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Book Description:
Are infectious diseases caused by novel
entities, viruses thathave rapidly evolved
into more pathogenic
forms, or viruses that
have crossed species
divides and become
more virulent in their
alternative host? These
questions and how new
diseases such as AIDS
emerged have
prompted renewed
interest in the ways
viruses originated and
co-evolved with their
hosts. Origin and
Evolution of Viruses
presents a full and
clear description of
general viral concepts
and specific viral
systems, and provides
an excellent foundation
to our understanding of
how viruses emerged. Read more...
Molecular Virology: (Medical Perspectives)
By David R. Harper
Springer Verlag, (March 1999)
ISBN: 0387915583
Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Book Description:
Understanding the
fundamental features of
viruses at the molecular
level is essential for
biological scientists in
areas ranging from
immunology to gene
therapy and molecular
medicine. In this revised
and comprehensively
updated new edition of
"Molecular Virology",
David Harper focuses on
the essential
information that every
researcher and studen
needs to stay informed
about the rapidly
changing field of
virology. Topics covered
in detail include: Virus
structure and
replication, the immune
system and virus
infection, vaccines and
immunotherapy,
antiviral drugs, cloning
and gene therapy,
molecular diagnostics
and new and emerging
viruses. Read more...
Though the Berlin Wall has
fallen, we find ourselves
still struggling with an
even older enemy in the
eternal Common Cold War.
Virologist Dorothy H.
Crawford has studied the
link between Epstein-Barr
virus and human cancer
for years, and she casts a
wary eye through the
electron microscope to
check up on them and
report on our strange and
occasionally deadly
symbiosis in The Invisible
Enemy.
This slim book, scholarly
but accessible, examines
these barely living (or
unliving, depending on
whom you ask) gene
packages with a strong
emphasis on their
disease-causing antics and
the intellectual heroics of
the various campaigns of
eradication and control
humans have waged for
centuries. Read more...
"Genetically
Engineering Viruses"
explains the present
and potential uses of
viruses in biology,
medicine and
agriculture. The book
describes each of the
major virus groups,
describes how they can
be exploited, and
compares and
contrasts viruses that
are used for different
applications. Chapters
also explain how
viruses are modified,
and how virus-based
studies help our
understanding of plant
and mammalian cells,
and disease virulence.
The chapter on
therapeutics examines
the application of
viruses to various
medical treatments, for
example in gene
therapy. Finally the
book touches upon the
environmental and
health implications of
the use of modified
viruses, and discusses
current legislation and
regulation. This book
will serve as an ideal
straightforward guide
to what is possible with
transformed viruses
and their real and
potential benefits. Read more...
Collection of established methods
for studying the
structure, molecular
biology, pathogenesis,
epidemiology, and
prevention in animal
models of infection with
rotaviruses, a cause of
infant morbidity and
mortality.
Expanded-outline
format. Read more...
