Human and Related Viruses

Comparative Diagnosis of Viral Diseases, II: Human and Related Viruses Part B, is devoted to the diagnosis of viral diseases, and is based on the new comparative unifying concept of the viral world. The work demonstrates that the comparison of and the discrimination among viruses, according to the criteria of classification of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and to the diseases caused by these viruses irrespective of the species involved, are essential for their diagnosis and prevention. The book is organized into five parts. Part I contains papers on unclassified viruses while Part II focuses on cancer viruses. Part III examines the role of vaccines and chemotherapy in the control of viral diseases. Part IV discusses the development of the development of the WHO reporting system on virus diseases. Part V deals with viral diagnostic reagents and newer diagnostic methods. This book will interest all clinical virologists and immunologists and veterinarians and research workers. It is addressed particularly to the professionals of public health and veterinary sciences who work in the area of diagnosis and control of viral diseases and to those who are interested in the problem of the relation between viruses and cancer.

List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Volume IPart I Unclassified Viruses Chapter 1 Marburg Virus Disease I. Introduction II. Description of Virus III. Comparative Biology IV. Immunity V. Epidemiology VI. Comparative Diagnosis VII. Prevention and Control References Chapter 2 Diagnosis of Hepatitis Viral Infections I. Introduction II. The Pathology of Viral Hepatitis III. Hepatitis B IV. Hepatitis A V. Immunization against Hepatitis References Chapter 3 Slow Virus Infections: Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis I. Introduction II. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy III. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis IV. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease V. Concluding Remarks ReferencesPart II Cancer Viruses Chapter 4 Human Proliferative Diseases and Viruses I. Introduction II. Viruses Associated with Neoplasia of Animals III. Biochemical and Molecular Methods in Studies of Viral Involvement in Animal and Human Neoplasia IV. Search for Human Tumor Viruses V. Molecular and Biochemical Studies in Human Neoplasia VI. Immunological Approaches to the Study of Viruses in Human Neoplasia VII. Herpesviruses and Human Neoplasia VIII. Concluding Remarks ReferencesPart III Control of Viral Diseases: Vaccines and Chemotherapy Chapter 5 Control of Viral Diseases by Vaccines I. Introduction II. Vaccines in Current Use III. Combined and Simultaneous Administration of Viral Vaccines IV. Immunization Practices against Viral Diseases in the United States and Canada V. Immunization Recommendations for Travelers VI. Prospects for New Viral Vaccines References Chapter 6 Chemotherapy of Viral Diseases: Present Status and Future Prospects I. Introduction II. General Considerations III. Nucleoside Analogs IV. The Interferons V. Miscellaneous Antivirais VI. Immune Potentiators VII. Antiviral Perspectives ReferencesPart IV Virus Information System Chapter 7 The World Health Organization Virus Information System I. Introduction II. Development of the Reporting System III. Objectives IV. Data Input from Laboratories V. Limitations to the Input VI. Data Processing VII. Output VIII. Limitations of the Output IX. Noncomputerized Information X. Information System for Influenza Surveillance XI. Use of Excess Mortality from Respiratory Diseases in the Study of Influenza XII. Arboviruses, Rickettsiae, and Chlamydiae XIII. Future of the WHO Virus Reporting System XIV. World Health Organization [Collaborating Centres (Virus Diseases)] ReferencesPart V Diagnostic Reagents and Newer Methods Chapter 8 Viral Diagnostic Reagents I. Introduction II. Historical Background III. Inactivation IV. Adenoviruses V. Herpesvirus hominis (Simplex) VI. Varicella-Zoster Virus VII. Cytomegaloviruses VIII. Poxviruses IX. Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) X. Paramyxoviruses (Parainfluenza) XI. Mumps XII. Measles XIII. Respiratory Syncytial Virus XIV. Arboviruses XV. Rubella XVI. Rotaviruses (Infantile Gastroenteritis Virus) References Chapter 9 Immunoperoxidase Technique in Diagnostic Virology and Research: Principles and Application I. Introduction II. Reagents III. Methods of Conjugation IV. Procedures for Detection of Viral Antigens in Cells V. Applications and Perspectives in Diagnosis and Research VI.