Viral and Rickettsial Infections of Man, Third Edition

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959. Very heavy book - extra shipping may be required. Previous owner's name else Near Fine condition in Near Very Good Dust Jacket. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, and tight. With 134 illustrations. From the Dust Jacket: "The remarkable growth of knowledge bearing on viral and rickettsial infections since the publication of the 2nd edition of this book has made it necessary to rewrite completely rather than simply revise the text -- to all intents and purposes it is an entirely new book. It contains 7 more chapters than before - a total of 46 -- and there are 14 new contributors." Bibliographic index. Subject index. Contains 46 chapters: General aspects of viral and rickettsial infections; Chemical and physical properties of viruses; Biochemistry of the virus infected cell; Virus-host cell relation; Interference; Chemotherapy and virus infection; Bacteriophages; Chick-embryo techniques; Tissue-culture techniques employed in the propagation of viruses and rickettsiae; Serologic reactions in viral and rickettsial infections; Principles and methods of epidemiology; Principles and methods of epidemiology; Arthropod borne animal viruses; Arthropod borne group A virus infections of man; Arthropod borne group B virus infections of man; Yellow fever; Dengue; Philebotomus fever; Colorado tick fever; Miscellaneous arthropod borne virus infections of man; Hemorrhagic fever; Rabies; Poliomyelitis; Poliomyelitis - pathogenesis and histopathology; Polio - control; The coxsackie virus group; The ECHO virus group; Infectious hepatitis and serum hepatitis; Common cold; Primary atypical pneumonia; The adenovirus group; Influenza; Smallpox, cowpox, and vaccinia; Psittacosis - lymphogranuloma venereum group; Trachoma and inclusion conjuctivitus; Measles; Rubella; Exanthem subitum and erythema infectiosum; The herpes virus group; Varicella - herpes group zoster; Mumps; Infectious mononucleosis; The typhus fever; The spotted fever group; Scrub typhus; Q fever; Infections of minor importance (Foot and mouth, Newcastle disease, Equine anemia, Cat-scratch disease, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Encephalomyocarditis, Warts - veracuse, Molluscum contagiosum, Epidemic viral gastroenteritis, Generalized salivary gland viral infections, Virus etiology, Infectious polyneuritis, Hemorrhagic meningo-encephalitis, Durand's disease, Encephalitis lethargia, Postinfection (demyelinating) encephalitis; trench fever. . Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Oversize Hardcover. Publisher's green cloth/Jacket not priced or clipped. 967pp. .