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Viral pathogenesis : from basics to systems biology / edited by Michael G. Katz, Marcus J. Korth, G. Lynn Law, Neal Nathanson.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Viral pathogenesis and immunity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Virus diseases--Treatment.
- Virus diseases.
- Virus diseases--Diagnosis.
- Viruses--pathogenicity.
- Virus Diseases--etiology.
- Virus Diseases--immunology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Viruses--pathogenicity.
- Virus Diseases--etiology.
- Virus Diseases--immunology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Academic Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Viral Pathogenesis: From Basics to Systems Biology, Third Edition, has been thoroughly updated to cover topical advances in the evolving field of viral pathogenesis, while also providing the requisite classic foundational information for which it is recognized.The book provides key coverage of the newfound ability to profile molecular events.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Viral Pathogenesis From Basics to Systems Biology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; The Future Is Now!; I - History and Essentials of Viral Pathogenesis; 1 - The Human Toll of Viral Diseases: Past Plagues and Pending Pandemics; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE HUMAN TOLL OF SPECIFIC VIRAL DISEASES; 2.1 Smallpox; 2.2 HIV/AIDS; 2.3 Influenza; 2.4 Measles; 2.5 The Global Toll of Viral Infections; 3. EPIDEMICS AND SOCIETY; 3.1 Epidemic Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1793; 3.2 Eradication of Wild Polioviruses; 4. VIRUSES, PRIONS, AND CHRONIC DISEASE; 4.1 Prion Diseases
- 1.1 Pathogenesis in the Modern Sense1.2 The Concept of "Virus"; 1.3 Virus Pathogenesis in Jenner's Time; 1.4 Fermentation, Putrefaction, and Putrid Intoxication; 2. THE CELLULAR PATHOLOGY OF VIRCHOW; 3. PASTEUR AND MICROBES; 3.1 Filterable Agents and Their Nature; 4. CYTOPATHOLOGY: RETURN TO PATHOGENESIS; 5. HOST RESPONSES AS PATHOLOGIES; 5.1 The Twenty-First Century; 6. REPRISE; FURTHER READING; 3 - Basic Concepts: A Step-by-Step Guide to Viral Infection; 1. VIRUS-CELL INTERACTIONS; 1.1 Cellular Receptors and Viral Tropism; 1.2 Viral Entry
- 1.3 Virus Structure and Replication Can Impact Pathogenesis2. ROUTES OF VIRAL TRANSMISSION; 3. VIRAL DISSEMINATION AND MOVEMENT; 3.1 Movement on the Microscope Scale; 3.2 Long-Range Movement within the Host; 4. VIRUS SHEDDING AND TRANSMISSION; 5. PATTERNS OF VIRUS INFECTION; 6. MAJOR DISEASE MECHANISMS; 7. REPRISE; FURTHER READING; 4 - Innate Immunity: Recognizing and Responding to Foreign Invaders-No Training Needed; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INTERFERONS; 2.1 Types of IFN; 2.2 IFN Signaling; 2.3 Cell Intrinsic Antiviral Defense; 2.4 Evading Type 1 IFN Antiviral Effects
- 5 - Adaptive Immunity: Neutralizing, Eliminating, and Remembering for the Next Time
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 19, 2016).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-12-801174-2
- OCLC:
- 935256261
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