The conquest of viruses : a history of viral vaccines / Van G. Wilson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Wilson, Van Gene, author.

Contributor:

• EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Viral vaccines--History.
• Virology.
• Medicine--History.
• History of Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

• Virology.
• History of Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 400 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2025.

Contents:

• Chapter 1: Vaccines in the 21st Century
• Chapter 2: Smallpox and Immunity: Success Precedes Science
• Chapter 3: Rabies: From Attenuation to Inactivation
• Chapter 4: Yellow Fever: America Goes to War
• Chapter 5: Influenza: An Elusive and Evasive Foe
• Chapter 6: Poliovirus : An Insidious Plague
• Chapter 7: Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR): The Childhood Trifecta
• Chapter 8: Hepatitis B Virus : Blood, Sex, and Drugs
• Chapter 9: Hepatitis A Virus : Feces, Food, and Fomites
• Chapter 10: Herpes Varicella Zoster : The Other Pox (Chickenpox)
• Chapter 11: Rotavirus : The Democratic Virus
• Chapter 12: Human Papillomaviruses - An Ancient Enemy
• Chapter 13: SARS-Coronavirus-2 - The Unexpected Plague
• Chapter 14: Respiratory Syncytial Virus : A Shape-Shifting Adversary
• Chapter 15: The Fight Continues - Virus Without Vaccines.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
• Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 4, 2025).

ISBN:

• 9783031875625
• 3031875621

Publisher Number:

90102488951

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.