Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

The newly revised edition of this work provides an up-to-date description of the mechanisms of infection and disease production in a clear and logical manner. Dealing in an integrated manner with all microorganisms, the factors common to all infectious diseases are set out. Molecular biology, pathology, and immunology are brought together to explain how an infectious agent causes disease, and how the body reacts to it. Key Features * Attachment to and entry of microorganisms * Events occurring immediately after entry * The encounter of the microbe with the phagocytic cell * The spread of microbes through the body * The immune response to infection * Microbial strategies in relation to the immune response * Mechanisms of cell and tissue damage * Recovery from infection * Failure to eliminate the microbe * Host and microbial factors influencing susceptibility * Vaccines

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Dimmock, Nigel J.

Nash, Anthony A.

Mims, Cedric A.

Stephen, John

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Academic Press

The new revised edition of this work provides an up-to-date description of the mechanisms of infection and disease production in a clear and logical manner. Dealing, in an integrated manner with all microorganisms, the factors common to all infectious diseases are described. Molecular biology, pathology, and immunology are brought together to explain how an infectious agent causes disease, and how the body reacts to it. Key Features * Attachment to and entry of microorganisms * Events occurring immediately after entry * The encounter of the microbe with the phagocytic cell * The spread of microbes through the body * The immune response to infection * Microbial strategies in relation to the immune response * Mechanisms of cell and tissue damage * Recovery from infection * Failure to eliminate the microbe * Host and microbial factors influencing susceptibility * Vaccines

Praised forits clarity of presentation and accessibility, Introduction to Modern Virology has been a successful student text for over 30 years. It provides a broad introduction to virology, which includes the nature of viruses, the interaction of viruses with their hosts and the consequences of those interactions that lead to the diseases we see. This new edition contains a number of important changes and innovations including: <ul>
<li>The consideration of immunology now covers two chapters, one on innate immunity and the other on adaptive immunity, reflecting the explosion in knowledge of viral interactions with these systems. </li> <li>The coverage of vaccines and antivirals has been expanded and separated into two new chapters to reflect the importance of these approaches to prevention and treatment. </li> <li>Virus infections in humans are considered in more detail with new chapters on viral hepatitis, influenza, vector-borne diseases, and exotic and emerging viral infections, complementing an updated chapter on HIV. </li> <li>The final section includes three new chapters on the broader aspects of the influence of viruses on our lives, focussing on the economic impact of virus infections, the ways we can use viruses in clinical and other spheres, and the impact that viruses have on the planet and almost every aspect of our lives.</li> </ul>
A good basic understanding of viruses is important for generalists and specialists alike. The aim of this book is to make such understanding as accessible as possible, allowing students across the biosciences spectrum to improve their knowledge of these fascinating entities.

Introduction to Modern Virology

Science & Math

Easton, Andrew J.

Leppard, Keith N.

Biological Sciences

Wiley/Blackwell

Introduction to Modern Virology has been an established student text for over 25 years. Providing an integrated account of the subject across different host systems, with an emphasis on human and animal viruses, this book covers the field of virology from molecular biology to disease processes using a unique systems approach. Featuring an all new art program in full color, the new edition has been updated throughout, and reorganized into thematic sections on the fundamental nature of viruses, their growth in cells, their interactions with the host organism and their role as agents of human disease. There is a new chapter on Human Viral Disease and rapidly developing areas, such as the use of viruses as gene therapy vectors, have been included. The 6th edition is even more accessible, now including key points and integrative questions in every chapter, as well as text boxes emphasizing take-home messages, evidence underpinning the main concepts, and further information for more advanced readers. Prevention and therapy, evolution and emerging viruses receive particular attention and specific chapters address the major infectious challenges posed by HIV, pandemic influenza and BSE. This highly accessible text provides ideal reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of biology and medicine wishing to study virology. Artwork from the book and helpful student and instructor resources are available online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/dimmock. 
An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information.

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