عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
RC114.5 .O37 2010
RC114
.
5
.
O37
2010
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0195327314 (pbk. : alk. paper)
(Number (ISBN
9780195327311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
dltt
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Viruses, plagues, and history :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
past, present, and future /
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael B.A. Oldstone
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. and updated ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 383 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-369) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Virus diseases-- History
Virus Diseases-- history
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
616
.
9
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RC114
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5
Class number
RC114
.
5
Book number
.
O37
2010
Book number
.
O37
2010
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
2009
L-473
Class number
WC
11
.
1
Book Number
O44v
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Oldstone, Michael B. A
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20160427145916.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
