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Established for 20 years as the definitive virology reference, the two-volume classic Fields Virology is in its thoroughly revised, updated Fifth Edition. More than 100 world-renowned investigators provide encyclopedic coverage of every aspect of contemporary virology, including the pathogenesis of viral diseases and the molecular biology, replication, and clinical significance of all known virus families. This edition has many new international contributing authors and a greater emphasis on clinical relevance. Coverage includes new material on viruses and biodefense, emerging and re-emerging viruses, the human virome, mononegavirales, and henipaviruses. This edition also has a new two-color design and a revised art program unifying replication and virions images. A new bound-in CD-ROM contains a viral image bank.

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Author:   David M. Knipe ,  Peter M. Howley ,  Diane E. Griffin ,  Robert A. Lamb
Publisher:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Imprint:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 12.70cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   6.810kg
ISBN:  

9780781760607

ISBN 10:   0781760607
Pages:   3177
Publication Date:   20 December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781451105636
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

History of Virology Principles of Virology Principles of Virus Structure Virus Entry and Uncoating Virus Replication Strategies Virus Assembly Viral Conquest of the Host Cell Cellular Transformation by Viruses Innate Responses to Viral Infection Adaptive Immune Responses to Viral Infection Pathogenesis of Viral Infections Virus Evolution Epidemiology Antiviral Agents Immunization Against Viral Diseases Virus Vectors and Their Applications Diagnostic Virology Viruses and Biodefense Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses The Virus World ( The Virome ) Plant Viruses Insect Viruses Viruses and Prions of Yeasts, Fungi, and Unicellular Organisms Bacteriophages Picornaviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Enteroviruses: Polioviruses, Coxsackievirus, Echoviruses, and Newer Enteroviruses Rhinoviruses Hepatitis A Virus Human Caliciviriuses Astroviruses Togaviridae Alphaviruses Rubella Virus Flaviviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Flaviviruses Hepatitis C Viruses Nidovirales: Coronoviridae and Ateriviridae Coronaviridae Arteriviruses Mononegavirales Rhabdoviridae Filoviridae: Marburg and Ebola Viruses Paramyxoviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Parainfluenza Viruses Mumps Virus Measles Virus Henipaviruses Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Metapneumoviruses Orthomyxoviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Orthomyxoviruses Bunyaviridae Arenaviridae Bornaviridae Reoviruses Rotaviruses Orbiviruses Retroviridae: The Retroviruses and Their Replication Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Types I and II HIVs and Their Replication Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nonhuman Lentiviruses Other Human and Primate Retroviruses Polyomaviridae Papillomaviridae Adenoviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Adenoviruses Parvoviridae The Herpesviridae Family: A Brief Introduction Herpes Simplex Viruses Epstein-Barr Virus Cytomegaloviruses Varicella-Zoster Virus Human Herpesviruses 6A, 6B, and 7 Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Cercopithecine Herpesvirus (B Virus) Poxviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication Poxviruses Hepadnaviridae Hepatitis Delta Virus Hepatitis E Virus Prions

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