Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-369) and index
Viruses, plagues, and history. A general introduction ; Introduction to the principles of virology ; Introduction to the principles of immunology -- Success stories. Smallpox ; Yellow fever ; Measles virus ; Poliomyelitis -- Present and future challenges. An overview of newly emerging viral plagues : the hemorrhagic fevers ; Lassa fever ; Ebola ; Hantavirus ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) : the first pandemic of the twenty-first century ; West Nile virus : deaths of crows and humans ; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) : AIDS, the current plague ; Mad cow disease and Englishmen : spongiform encephalopathies-Prion disease ; Influenza virus, the plague that may return ; Conclusions and future predictions
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In clear and engrossing prose, virologist Michael Oldstone explains the scientific principles of viruses and epidemics while also relating the past and present history of major viral threats to human health. -- p.[4] of cover