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The conquest of viruses : a history of viral vaccines / Van G. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Van Gene, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Viral vaccines--History.
- Viral vaccines.
- Virology.
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- 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.
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