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Viruses and Human Disease [Hardcover]

James H. Strauss (Author), Ellen G. Strauss (Author)
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7030167139 978-0126730500 February 14, 2002 1
This is the first text to examine the connection between virology and human disease. It is also the first book to integrate basic virology with pathophysiological conditions. By contrast, most virology textbooks focus on the molecular biology involved without adequate reference to physiology. Viruses and Human Disease is four-color throughout and contains clearly labeled figures and tables.

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*Provides a concise overview of animal viruses, emphasizing those causing diseases in humans;
* Integrates discussion of molecular biology, epidemiology, and the history of human viruses;
* Presents treatment of prions, gene therapy, and vaccine development;
* Illustrated in color by an expert virologist;
* Includes world maps depicting the current distribution of existing and newly emerging viruses

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"...exceptionally easy to read and full of "need-to know" material appropriate for students. ...well organized and thoughtfully prepared."
-DOODY'S NOTES (2002)

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This groundbreaking text examines the connection between virology and human disease by integrating basic virology with pathophysiological conditions. The book focuses on viruses that infect humans, domestic animals, and other vertebrates. In addition to describing the molecular structure and replication of these viruses, emphasis is placed on how viruses cause human diseases, from polio to HIV. The presentation of this information is greatly enhanced by four-color illustrations and clearly labeled figures and tables. This text provides an excellent overview for students, as well as researchers and clinicians interested in viruses as agents of human disease.

Key Features
* Provides a concise overview of animal viruses, emphasizing those causing diseases in humans
* Integrates discussion of molecular biology, epidemiology, and the history of human viruses
* Presents information on treatment, prions, gene therapy, and vaccine development
* Illustrated in color by an expert virologist
* Includes world maps depicting the current distribution of existing and newly emerging viruses

About the Authors
James H. Strauss is the Ethel Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology, where Ellen G. Strauss is also currently a senior research associate in Biology. Both received their doctorate degrees in biochemisty from Caltech, returning in 1969 to begin a program in teaching and research in animal virology. Their research has focused on togaviruses and flaviviruses and has resulted in many original contributions to our understanding of these two families of viruses.

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  • Hardcover: 383 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (February 14, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 7030167139
  • ISBN-13: 978-0126730500
  • ASIN: 0126730504
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to read, August 30, 2006
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I think that this book is very hard to read. There are a lot of terms that the author just assumes that you know. There is not a section at the end of each chapter for students to answer questions-which helps me study. There is not a glossary or appendix. This book just throws you in and expects you to know a lot.
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First Sentence:
The science of virology is relatively young. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
antigenomic template, prion state, ambisense strategy, complementing cell line, mouse polyoma virus, complete replication cycle, abbreviation host, rabbit myxoma virus, slippery sequence, wild poliovirus transmission, simple retroviruses, second glycoprotein, inactivated virus vaccines, accessory receptor, many plant viruses, complex retroviruses, host protein synthesis, endogenous viruses, genome segments, lifelong infection, fivefold axes, vertebrate reservoir, satellite viruses, borna disease virus, bluetongue virus
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, New York, South America, Viruses That Use Reverse Transcriptase, New World, Subviral Agents, Transmission Disease World, West Nile, Ross River, Sin Nombre, Murray Valley, Rift Valley, World Health Organization, Summary of Notifiable Diseases, Latin America, Humans Oral, Humans Airborne Respiratory, International Committee, Middle East, Prospect Hill, Semliki Forest, Taxonomy of Viruses, Academic Press, Emerging Infections
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