Viruses and human disease / by James H. Strauss and Ellen G. Strauss.

By:

Strauss, James H

Contributor(s):

Strauss, Ellen G

Material type: Text

TextAmsterdam : Elsevier / Academic Press, c2008Edition: second editionDescription: vii, 468 pages. : illustrations. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:

9780123737410 :

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LOC classification:

RC114.5 .S73 2008

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Table of contents

Contents:

Overview of viruses and virus infection -- The structure of viruses -- Plus-strand RNA viruses -- Minus-strand RNA viruses -- Viruses that contain double-stranded RNA : family reoviridae -- Viruses whose life cycle uses reverse transcriptase -- DNA-containing viruses -- Emerging and reemerging viral diseases -- Subviral agents -- Host defenses against viral infection and viral counterdefenses -- Gene therapy.

Review: "Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking text integrates molecular biology with medical and veterinary disease aspects of viral infection. Unlike most virology textbooks which focus on the molecular biology of viral replication, this book also incorporates information on epidemiology, control, phylogeny, and evolution of viruses."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking text integrates molecular biology with medical and veterinary disease aspects of viral infection. Unlike most virology textbooks which focus on the molecular biology of viral replication, this book also incorporates information on epidemiology, control, phylogeny, and evolution of viruses."--Jacket.

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