Description
Fenner and White's Medical Virology, Fifth Edition provides an integrated view of related sciences, from cell biology, to medical epidemiology and human social behavior. The perspective represented by this book, that of medical virology as an infectious disease science, is meant to provide a starting point, an anchor, for those who must relate the subject to clinical practice, public health practice, scholarly research, and other endeavors.The book presents detailed exposition on the properties of viruses, how viruses replicate, and how viruses cause disease. These chapters are then followed by an overview of the principles of diagnosis, epidemiology, and how virus infections can be controlled. The first section concludes with a discussion on emergence and attempts to predict the next major public health challenges.These form a guide for delving into the specific diseases of interest to the reader as described in Part II. This lucid and concise, yet comprehensive, text is admirably suited to the needs of not only advanced students of science and medicine, but also postgraduate students, teachers, and research workers in all areas of virology.- Features updated and expanded coverage of pathogenesis and immunity- Contains the latest laboratory diagnostic methods- Provides insights into clinical features of human viral disease, vaccines, chemotherapy, epidemiology, and control
Table of Contents
Part I: Principles of Virology1. History and Impact of Virology2. Classification of Viruses and Phylogenetic Relationships3. Virion Structure and Composition4. Virus Replication5. Innate Immunity6. Adaptive Immune Responses to Infection7. Pathogenesis of Virus Infections8. Patterns of Infection9. Mechanisms of Viral Oncogenesis10. Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Diseases11. Vaccines and Vaccination12. Antiviral Chemotherapy13. Epidemiology of Viral Infections14. Control, Prevention, and Eradication15. Emerging Virus DiseasesPart II: Specific Virus Diseases of Humans16. Poxviruses17. Herpesviruses18. Adenoviruses19. Papillomaviruses20. Polyomaviruses21. Parvoviruses22. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis Delta Viruses23. Retroviruses24. Reoviruses25. Orthomyxoviruses26. Paramyxoviruses27. Rhabdoviruses28. Filoviruses29. Bunyaviruses30. Arenaviruses31. Coronaviruses32. Picornaviruses33. Caliciviruses34. Astroviruses35. Togaviruses36. Flaviviruses37. Hepeviruses38. Prions39. Viral Syndromes
