Control of Virus Diseases (Society for General Microbiology Symposia, Series Number 45) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521385628 ISBN 13: 9780521385626

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This is an authoritative and timely account of the two major weapons in the fight against virus disease: immunization and chemotherapy. The first half of the volume covers the development and the use of vaccines as part of an immunization program. The latter half examines the role of chemotherapy in the control and therapy of diseases such as influenza, hepatitis and AIDS. This book will be useful to clinical virologists, immunologists, epidemiologists and research scientists in chemotherapy, drug development and immunization.

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Book Description

The control of virus diseases remains one of the greatest challenges of medical science; the eradication of smallpox proved a major success for medical research, but the increased occurrence of AIDS still presents a challenge. The two major weapons in the fight against virus disease, immunisation and chemotherapy, are described here.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521385628
• ISBN 13: 9780521385626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 383
• Editor: Dimmock N. J., Griffiths P. D., Madeley C. R.