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A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology [Paperback]

L. R. Haaheim (Editor), J. R. Pattison (Editor), R. J. Whitley (Editor)
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0471950971 978-0471950974 October 29, 2002 2
This Second Edition of A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology 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 on classification, diagnosis of infection, antiviral drugs, vaccines and different clinical syndromes.

Key Features:

  • Chapter summaries for quick reference
  • Cartoon illustrations
  • 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 provides an excellent reference for nurses, occupational health and infection control departments, public health and diagnostic laboratories.


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Virology is the branch of microbiology which is concerned with viruses and viral diseases. Viruses are microbes that invade living cells and reproduce within those cells, often causing cell death or dysfunction that results in disease in the host organism. This second edition offers more up-to-date coverage of retroviruses, anti-viral drugs and viral epidemiology, and a new chapter on the human herpes virus.

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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 306 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 29, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471950971
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471950974
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,967,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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