Michael B. A. Oldstone (Professor and Professor Head and Vir Head
Viruses, Plagues, and History
Past, Present, and Future
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Past, Present, and Future
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In Viruses, Plagues, and History, virologist Michael Oldstone explains the scientific principles of viruses and epidemics while relating the past and present history of the major and recurring viral threats to human health, and how they have influenced human events.
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In Viruses, Plagues, and History, virologist Michael Oldstone explains the scientific principles of viruses and epidemics while relating the past and present history of the major and recurring viral threats to human health, and how they have influenced human events.
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- Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
- 2 Revised edition
- Seitenzahl: 512
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2020
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 210mm x 142mm x 40mm
- Gewicht: 580g
- ISBN-13: 9780190056780
- ISBN-10: 0190056789
- Artikelnr.: 59475420
- Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
- 2 Revised edition
- Seitenzahl: 512
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2020
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 210mm x 142mm x 40mm
- Gewicht: 580g
- ISBN-13: 9780190056780
- ISBN-10: 0190056789
- Artikelnr.: 59475420
Michael B. A. Oldstone is a member (Professor) at The Scripps Research Institute where he directed the Laboratory of Viral-Immunobiology. He received multiple international and national awards for the fruits of his contribution to virology and immunology and has been elected to several international and national academic societies including the National Academy of Sciences (USA) and the Scandinavian Society for Immunology. He has been a consultant to multiple institutions including the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health (USA).
* Part One: Viruses, Plagues, and History
* Chapter 1. A General Introduction
* Chapter 2. Introduction to the Principles of Virology
* Chapter 3. Introduction to the Principles of Immunology
* Part Two: Success Stories
* Chapter 4. Smallpox
* Chapter 5. Yellow Fever
* Chapter 6. Measles Virus
* Chapter 7. Poliomyelitis
* Chapter 8. Hepatitis Viruses: Oysters, Blood Transfusions, and Cancer
* Part Three: Present and Future Challenges
* Chapter 9. An Overview of Newly Emerging Viral Plagues: The
Hemorrhagic Fevers and A Newly Mysterious Suspect of Viral Disease,
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
* Chapter 10. Lassa Fever
* Chapter 11. Ebola
* Chapter 12. Hantavirus
* Chapter 13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The First
Pandemic of the 21st Century, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS), and 2019-2020 Outbreak of 2019-nCoV
* Chapter 14. West Nile Virus: Deaths of Crows and Humans
* Chapter 15. Zika Comes to the Western Hemisphere and Americas: How,
When, Consequences
* Chapter 16. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): AIDS, the Current
Plague
* Chapter 17. Mad Cow Disease and Englishmen: Dementia of Humans -
Prions: Folding Protein Transmissible Diseases
* Chapter 18. Influenza Virus, the Plague That Will Continue to Return
* Chapter 19. Apathy and Ignorance: False Prophets of Autism and the
Anti-Vaccine Movement
* Chapter 20. Conclusions and Future Predictions
* Chapter 1. A General Introduction
* Chapter 2. Introduction to the Principles of Virology
* Chapter 3. Introduction to the Principles of Immunology
* Part Two: Success Stories
* Chapter 4. Smallpox
* Chapter 5. Yellow Fever
* Chapter 6. Measles Virus
* Chapter 7. Poliomyelitis
* Chapter 8. Hepatitis Viruses: Oysters, Blood Transfusions, and Cancer
* Part Three: Present and Future Challenges
* Chapter 9. An Overview of Newly Emerging Viral Plagues: The
Hemorrhagic Fevers and A Newly Mysterious Suspect of Viral Disease,
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
* Chapter 10. Lassa Fever
* Chapter 11. Ebola
* Chapter 12. Hantavirus
* Chapter 13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The First
Pandemic of the 21st Century, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS), and 2019-2020 Outbreak of 2019-nCoV
* Chapter 14. West Nile Virus: Deaths of Crows and Humans
* Chapter 15. Zika Comes to the Western Hemisphere and Americas: How,
When, Consequences
* Chapter 16. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): AIDS, the Current
Plague
* Chapter 17. Mad Cow Disease and Englishmen: Dementia of Humans -
Prions: Folding Protein Transmissible Diseases
* Chapter 18. Influenza Virus, the Plague That Will Continue to Return
* Chapter 19. Apathy and Ignorance: False Prophets of Autism and the
Anti-Vaccine Movement
* Chapter 20. Conclusions and Future Predictions
* Part One: Viruses, Plagues, and History
* Chapter 1. A General Introduction
* Chapter 2. Introduction to the Principles of Virology
* Chapter 3. Introduction to the Principles of Immunology
* Part Two: Success Stories
* Chapter 4. Smallpox
* Chapter 5. Yellow Fever
* Chapter 6. Measles Virus
* Chapter 7. Poliomyelitis
* Chapter 8. Hepatitis Viruses: Oysters, Blood Transfusions, and Cancer
* Part Three: Present and Future Challenges
* Chapter 9. An Overview of Newly Emerging Viral Plagues: The
Hemorrhagic Fevers and A Newly Mysterious Suspect of Viral Disease,
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
* Chapter 10. Lassa Fever
* Chapter 11. Ebola
* Chapter 12. Hantavirus
* Chapter 13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The First
Pandemic of the 21st Century, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS), and 2019-2020 Outbreak of 2019-nCoV
* Chapter 14. West Nile Virus: Deaths of Crows and Humans
* Chapter 15. Zika Comes to the Western Hemisphere and Americas: How,
When, Consequences
* Chapter 16. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): AIDS, the Current
Plague
* Chapter 17. Mad Cow Disease and Englishmen: Dementia of Humans -
Prions: Folding Protein Transmissible Diseases
* Chapter 18. Influenza Virus, the Plague That Will Continue to Return
* Chapter 19. Apathy and Ignorance: False Prophets of Autism and the
Anti-Vaccine Movement
* Chapter 20. Conclusions and Future Predictions
* Chapter 1. A General Introduction
* Chapter 2. Introduction to the Principles of Virology
* Chapter 3. Introduction to the Principles of Immunology
* Part Two: Success Stories
* Chapter 4. Smallpox
* Chapter 5. Yellow Fever
* Chapter 6. Measles Virus
* Chapter 7. Poliomyelitis
* Chapter 8. Hepatitis Viruses: Oysters, Blood Transfusions, and Cancer
* Part Three: Present and Future Challenges
* Chapter 9. An Overview of Newly Emerging Viral Plagues: The
Hemorrhagic Fevers and A Newly Mysterious Suspect of Viral Disease,
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
* Chapter 10. Lassa Fever
* Chapter 11. Ebola
* Chapter 12. Hantavirus
* Chapter 13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The First
Pandemic of the 21st Century, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS), and 2019-2020 Outbreak of 2019-nCoV
* Chapter 14. West Nile Virus: Deaths of Crows and Humans
* Chapter 15. Zika Comes to the Western Hemisphere and Americas: How,
When, Consequences
* Chapter 16. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): AIDS, the Current
Plague
* Chapter 17. Mad Cow Disease and Englishmen: Dementia of Humans -
Prions: Folding Protein Transmissible Diseases
* Chapter 18. Influenza Virus, the Plague That Will Continue to Return
* Chapter 19. Apathy and Ignorance: False Prophets of Autism and the
Anti-Vaccine Movement
* Chapter 20. Conclusions and Future Predictions