A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology, Second Edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

Content:
Chapter 1 Classification and Nomenclature of Human and Animal Viruses (pages 1–4): Dr Y. Ghendon
Chapter 2 Viruses and Disease (pages 6–13): Professor G. Haukenes and Professor Sir J. R. Pattison
Chapter 3 Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Infections (pages 14–18): Professor G. Haukenes and Professor R. J. Whitley
Chapter 4 Antiviral Drugs (pages 20–35): Professor J. S. Oxford and Professor R. J. Whitley
Chapter 5 Virus Vaccines (pages 36–43): Professor L. R. Haaheim and Professor Sir J. R. Pattison
Chapter 6 Enteroviruses: Polioviruses, Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses and Newer Enteroviruses (pages 44–45): Dr A.?L. Bruu
Chapter 7 Polioviruses (pages 46–52): Dr A.?L. Bruu
Chapter 8 Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses and Enteroviruses 29–34 and 68–71 (pages 54–59): Dr A.?L. Bruu
Chapter 9 Rhinoviruses and Coronaviruses (pages 60–65): Dr I. Orstavik
Chapter 10 Influenzaviruses (pages 66–72): Professor L. R. Haaheim
Chapter 11 Parainfluenzaviruses (pages 74–79): Professor A. B. Dalen
Chapter 12 Mumps Virus (pages 80–86): Professor B. Bjorvatn and Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 13 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (pages 88–94): Dr G. Anestad
Chapter 14 Measles Virus (pages 96–102): Dr N. A. Halsey
Chapter 15 Rubella Virus (pages 104–110): Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 16 Adenoviruses (pages 112–118): Dr I. Orstavik and D. Wiger
Chapter 17 Rotaviruses (pages 120–125): Dr I. Orstavik and Dr E. Kjeldsberg
Chapter 18 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV1 and HSV2) (pages 126–134): Dr E. Tjotta and Dr G. Hoddevik
Chapter 19 Varicella?Zoster Virus (VZV)—Varicella (pages 136–142): Dr A. Winsnes and Dr R. Winsnes
Chapter 20 Varicella?Zoster Virus (VZV)—Zoster (pages 144–147): Dr A. Winsnes and Dr R. Winsnes
Chapter 21 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (pages 148–154): Professor A. B. Dalen
Chapter 22 Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) (pages 156–164): Dr E. Tjotta
Chapter 23 Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV?6) (pages 166–171): Dr J. A. McCullers
Chapter 24 Hepatitis A Virus (pages 172–177): Professor M. Degre
Chapter 25 Hepatitis B Virus (pages 178–183): G. L. Davis
Chapter 26 Hepatitis C Virus (pages 184–189): G. L. Davis
Chapter 27 Hepatitis D Virus (pages 190–192): G. L. Davis
Chapter 28 Hepatitis E Virus (pages 194–198): Professor M. Degre
Chapter 29 Emerging Hepatitis Viruses (pages 200–201): G. L. Davis
Chapter 30 Parvovirus B19 (pages 202–207): Professor Sir J. R. Pattison
Chapter 31 Retroviruses (pages 208–210): Professor A. B. Dalen
Chapter 32 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (pages 212–218): Professor B. Asjo
Chapter 33 Human T?Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I and II (pages 220–224): Professor R. Whitley and Dr G. Shaw
Chapter 34 Tick?Borne Encephalitis (TBE) Virus (pages 226–233): Professor T. Traavik
Chapter 35 Hantaviruses—HFRS and HPS (pages 234–239): D. Wiger
Chapter 36 Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses (pages 240–243): Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 37 Rabies Virus (pages 244–249): Professor B. Bjorvatn and Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 38 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (pages 250–256): Professor T. Traavik
Chapter 39 Human Polyomaviruses (pages 258–261): Professor T. Traavik
Chapter 40 Slow Viruses (pages 262–265): Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 41 Poxviruses (pages 266–269): Professor G. Haukenes
Chapter 42 Clinical Syndromes (pages 270–275): Professor G. Haukenes and Professor Sir J. R. Pattison