Overview

Milton Taylor, Indiana University, offers an easy-to-read and fascinating text describing the impact of viruses on human society. The book starts with an analysis of the profound effect that viral epidemics had on world history resulting in demographic upheavals by destroying total populations. It also provides a brief history of virology and immunology. Furthermore, the use of viruses for the treatment of cancer (viral oncolysis or virotherapy) and bacterial diseases (phage therapy) and as vectors in gene therapy is discussed in detail. Several chapters focus on viral diseases such as smallpox, influenza, polio, hepatitis and their control, as well as on HIV and AIDS and on some emerging viruses with an interesting story attached to their discovery or vaccine development. The book closes with a chapter on biological weapons. It will serve as an invaluable source of information for beginners in the field of virology as well as for experienced virologists, other academics, students, and readers without prior knowledge of virology or molecular biology.

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Author:   Milton W. Taylor
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.788kg
ISBN:  

9783319352947

ISBN 10:   3319352946
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Short History of Virology Chapter 2. What is a Virus? Chapter 3. A History of Cell Culture Chapter 4. Discovery of Bacteriophage Chapter 5. Beginnings of Molecular  Biology Chapter 6. History of Immunology Chapter 7. Interferons Chapter 8. Cancer and Viruses Chapter 9. Smallpox Chapter 10. Yellow Fever Chapter 11. Influenza Chapter 12.  Poliovirus and Other Picornaviruses Chapter 13. Hepatitis Chapter 14. Herpes Viruses Chapter 15. HIV and AIDS Chapter 16. Phage Therapy and the Future Chapter 17. Viral Oncolysis or Virotherapy Chapter 18. Gene Therapy and Viral Vectors Chapter 19. Vaccine Against Virus Infections Chapter 20. Emerging Viruses Chapter 21. Manufacturing Viruses Chapter 22. Viruses as Biological Weapons

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Viruses and Man: A History of Interactions offers an extensive broad survey of selected topics on viruses, including the development of virology and its applications in molecular biology and biotechnology. ... This book is accessible to nonexpert audiences. For experts, it can provide a deeper appreciation of the history of virology and virus-associated biotechnology and provide historical insight to modern-day challenges. (Atis Muehlenbachs, Clinical Infectious Diseases CID, Vol. 60, June, 2015)

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