TY - BOOK AU - Strauss,James H. AU - Strauss,Ellen G. TI - Viruses and human disease SN - 9780126730500 U1 - QW 160 S912V 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - San Diego PB - Academic Press KW - Virus diseases KW - Viruses. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents Preface 1. Overview of Viruses and Virus Infection Introduction Classification of Viruses An Overview of the Replication Cycle of Viruses Effects of Virus Infection on the Host Cell Epidemiology: The Spread of Viruses from Person to Person Further Reading 2.The Structure of Viruses Introduction Helical Symmetry Icosahedral Symmetry No enveloped Viruses with More Complicated Structural Features Enveloped Viruses Assembly of Virions Stability of Virions Further Reading 3. Plus-Strand RNA and Double-Strand RNA Viruses Introduction Family Picornaviridae Family Caliciviridae Family Astroviridae Family Togaviridae Family Flaviviridae Family Coronaviridae Family Arteriviridae Family Papillomaviridae Family Parvoviridae TT Virus: A Newly Described Human Virus Further Reading The Plus-Strand RNA Viruses of Plants Origin and Evolution of Plus-Strand RNA Viruses Viruses That Contain Double-Stranded RNA: Family Reoviridae Further Reading 4. Minus-Strand RNA Viruses Introduction Overview of the Minus-Strand RNA Viruses Family Rhabdoviridae Family Paramyxoviridae Family Filoviridae Family Bornaviridae Family Orthomyxoviridae Family Bunyaviridae Family Arenaviridae Evolution of Minus-Strand RNA Viruses Further Reading 5. Viruses Whose Life Cycle Uses Reverse Transcriptase Introduction Family Retroviridae Family Hepadnaviridae Further Reading 6. DNA-Containing Viruses Introduction Family Poxviridae Family Herpesviridae Family Adenoviridae Family Polyomaviridae 7. Subviral Agents Introduction Defective Interfering Viruses Satellites and Satellite Viruses Viroids and Virusoids Hepatitis δ Prions and Prion Diseases Further Reading 8. Host Defenses against Viral Infection and Viral Counterdefenses Introduction Adaptive Immune System Innate Immune System Viral Counterdefenses Interactions of Viruses with Their Hosts Further Reading 9. Gene Therapy Introduction Virus Vector Systems Use of Viruses as Expression Vectors Further Reading UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/2001088200.html ER -