A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology [Paperback]

G. Haukenes (Editor), L. R. Haaheim (Editor), J. R. Pattison (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471919780 | ISBN-13: 978-0471919780 | Publication Date: October 25, 1989 | Edition: 1

Providing readily accessible information about viruses as agents of human disease, this pocket-sized handbook combines convenience with a concise but comprehensive account of medical virology. Practical clinical information is summarized for quick reference, including the most up-to-date statistical information relating to AIDS. The book is designed for the easiest possible use; all chapters are uniformly constructed (for example, Epidemiology will always be found at the bottom of the fifth page of a main chapter and summary pages are always found at the beginning of a chapter). Also includes beautifully drawn cartoons to illustrate the main points.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Providing readily accessible information about viruses as agents of human disease, this pocket-sized handbook combines convenience with a concise but comprehensive account of medical virology. Practical clinical information is summarized for quick reference, including the most up-to-date statistical information relating to AIDS. The book is designed for the easiest possible use; all chapters are uniformly constructed (for example, Epidemiology will always be found at the bottom of the fifth page of a main chapter and summary pages are always found at the beginning of a chapter). Also includes beautifully drawn cartoons to illustrate the main points.

From the Back Cover

This new Edition of A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology has been thoroughly updated and is a practical, highly illustrated, quick reference guide to clinical virology. It brings together the essentials of the subject in a entertaining and informative style, describing in turn the clinical features, the symptoms and signs of each of the viral diseases, as well as summarising the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis and therapy in each case. This book also includes general chapters such as classification, diagnosis of infection, antiviral drugs, vaccines and different clinical syndromes.

Features include:
* hapter summaries for quick reference

* Cartoon illustrations

* New chapters on
Human Herpes Virus 6
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Emerging Viruses
Polyoma viruses

* Comprehensive coverage

* Clear and concise format
Each chapter is easy to read and well organised, ensuring that this is an invaluable textbook for all medical, biomedical, microbiology and applied biology students. In addition, it will provide an excellent reference for nurses, occupational health and infection control departments, public health and diagnostic laboratories. --This text refers to the Unbound edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (October 25, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471919780
• ISBN-13: 978-0471919780
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,157,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Virology

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really Practical and Funny, November 26, 2002

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Gabriel Mario González Escobar (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology (Paperback)

If you are a physician interested on virus, virolgy and need to be not bored in front of the world of viruses...so, then you will enjoy this book..If you aren't, don't worry, you will enjoy too. An elemental and really practical book to understand clinical aspects of virological diseases.