Books Details
Author : Christopher Burrell Pages : 604 pages Publisher : Academic Press
Language : ISBN-10 : 012375156X ISBN-13 : 9780123751560
Books Descriptions
Fenner and White's Medical Virology, Fifth Edition provides an integrated view
of related sciences, from cell biology, to medical epidemiology and human social
behavior. The perspective represented by this book, that of medical virology as
an infectious disease science, is meant to provide a starting point, an anchor, for
those who must relate the subject to clinical practice, public health practice,
scholarly research, and other endeavors.The book presents detailed exposition
on the properties of viruses, how viruses replicate, and how viruses cause
disease. These chapters are then followed by an overview of the principles of
diagnosis, epidemiology, and how virus infections can be controlled. The first
section concludes with a discussion on emergence and attempts to predict the
next major public health challenges.These form a guide for delving into the
specific diseases of interest to the reader as described in Part II. This lucid and
concise, yet comprehensive, text is admirably
