An Introduction to General Virology

An Introduction to General Virology provides information pertinent to all aspects of virology. This book discusses the viruses affecting plants and insects. Organized into 25 chapters, this book begins with an overview of prevention of disease that can be effected by the immunization of susceptible hosts to produce circulating antibodies that neutralize viral infectivity. This text then discusses the general properties of the viruses. Other chapters consider the methods of preparing tissue cultures and explain the methods used for titrations of serum antibodies and serological identification of viruses. This book discusses as well the spread of diseases, the various invasion routes of the body, and the multitude of viruses which cause respiratory symptoms and which cannot easily be conquered. The final chapter deals with the types of vaccine in use. This book is a valuable resource for undergraduates in Medicine and Science and for postgraduates in the class of Public Health.

One The History and Nature of VirusesTwo General Properties of VirusesThree Experimental AnimalsFour The Chick EmbryoFive Tissue CulturesSix SerologySeven Viral Interference and Anti-Viral SubstancesEight ClassificationNine The PicornavirusesTen Manifestations of Picorna Virus InfectionEleven The AdenovirusesTwelve The ReovirusesThirteen The ArbovirusesFourteen Manifestations of Arbo Virus InfectionFifteen The MyxovirusesSixteen Manifestations of Myxo Virus InfectionSeventeen The HerpesvirusesEighteen The PoxvirusesNineteen Ungrouped VirusesTwenty Tumour VirusesTwenty-One BacteriophageTwenty-Two The RickettsialesTwenty-Three The Psittacosis-LGV-Trachoma(PLT) GroupTwenty-Four Epidemiology of Virus DiseasesTwenty-Five VaccinationAuthor IndexIndex