Viruses and Human Disease 2nd Edition by James H Strauss, Ellen G Strauss ISBN 0123737419 9780123737410

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ISBN 10: 0123737419 
ISBN 13: 9780123737410
Author: James H Strauss, Ellen G Strauss

Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking text integrates basic virology with pathophysiological conditions to examine the connection between virology and human disease. Most virology textbooks focus on the molecular biology involved without adequate reference to physiology. This text focuses on viruses that infect humans, domestic animals and vertebrates and is based on extensive course notes from James Strauss’ virology class at the California Institute of Technology taught for over 30 years. Expertly depicting in color the molecular structure and replication of each virus, it provides an excellent overview for students and professionals interested in viruses as agents of human disease.

• Includes over 30% new material – virtually all of the figures and tables have been redrawn to include the latest information and the text has been extensively rewritten to include the most up-to-date information
• Includes a new chapter on emerging and reemerging viral diseases such as avian flu, SARS, the spread of West Nile virus across America, and the continuing spread of Nipah virus in Southeast Asia
• Further reading sections at the end of each chapter make it easy find key references
• World maps depicting the current distribution of existing and newly emerging viruses are also incorporated into the text

Viruses and Human Disease 2nd Table of contents:

CHAPTER 1. Overview of Viruses and Virus Infection
INTRODUCTION
CLASSIFICATION OF VIRUSES
AN OVERVIEW OF THE REPLICATION CYCLE OF VIRUSES
EFFECTS OF VIRUS INFECTION ON THE HOST CELL
EPIDEMIOLOGY: THE SPREAD OF VIRUSES FROM PERSON TO PERSON
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 2. The Structure of Viruses
INTRODUCTION
HELICAL SYMMETRY
ICOSAHEDRAL SYMMETRY
NONENVELOPED VIRUSES WITH MORE COMPLICATED STRUCTURAL FEATURES
ENVELOPED VIRUSES
ASSEMBLY OF VIRIONS
STABILITY OF VIRIONS
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 3. Plus-Strand RNA Viruses
INTRODUCTION
FAMILY PICORNAVIRIDAE
FAMILY CALICIVIRIDAE
FAMILY HEPEVIRIDAE
FAMILY ASTROVIRIDAE
FAMILY TOGAVIRIDAE
FAMILY FLAVIVIRIDAE
FAMILY CORONAVIRIDAE
FAMILY ARTERIVIRIDAE
FAMILY RONIVIRIDAE
THE PLUS-STRAND RNA VIRUSES OF PLANTS
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF PLUS-STRAND RNA VIRUSES
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 4. Minus-Strand RNA Viruses
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE MINUS-STRAND RNA VIRUSES
FAMILY RHABDOVIRIDAE
FAMILY PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
FAMILY FILOVIRIDAE
FAMILY BORNAVIRIDAE
FAMILY ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
FAMILY BUNYAVIRIDAE
FAMILY ARENAVIRIDAE
EVOLUTION OF MINUS-STRAND RNA VIRUSES
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 5. Viruses That Contain Double-Stranded RNA: Family Reoviridae
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE FAMILY REOVIRIDAE
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 6. Viruses Whose Life Cycle Uses Reverse Transcriptase
INTRODUCTION
FAMILY RETROVIRIDAE
FAMILY HEPADNAVIRIDAE
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 7. DNA-Containing Viruses
INTRODUCTION
FAMILY POXVIRIDAE
FAMILY HERPESVIRIDAE
REPLICATION OF HERPESVIRUSES
FAMILY ADENOVIRIDAE
FAMILY POLYOMAVIRIDAE
FAMILY PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE
FAMILY PARVOVIRIDAE
TORQUE TENO VIRUS: A NEWLY DESCRIBED HUMAN VIRUS
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 8. Emerging and Reemerging Viral Diseases
BAT-ASSOCIATED VIRUSES
VIRUSES ASSOCIATED WITH BIRDS
VIRUSES ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMATES
VIRUSES ASSOCIATED WITH RODENTS
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 9. Subviral Agents
INTRODUCTION
DEFECTIVE INTERFERING VIRUSES
SATELLITES AND SATELLITE VIRUSES
VIROIDS AND VIRUSOIDS
HEPATITIS δ
PRIONS AND PRION DISEASES
PRIONS OF YEAST
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 10. Host Defenses against Viral Infection and Viral Counterdefenses
INTRODUCTION
ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM
INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM
VIRAL COUNTERDEFENSES
INTERACTIONS OF VIRUSES WITH THEIR HOSTS
FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 11. Gene Therapy
INTRODUCTION
VIRUS VECTOR SYSTEMS
USE OF VIRUSES AS EXPRESSION VECTORS
GENE THERAPY

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