Main Title |
How pathogenic viruses work / |
Author |
Sompayrac, Lauren.
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Publisher |
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, |
Year Published |
2002 |
OCLC Number |
48675634 |
ISBN |
0763720828 (pbk.); 9780763720827 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Host-virus relationships ;
Virus diseases--Pathogenesis ;
Viruses ;
Virus Diseases ;
Host-virus relationships ;
Virus diseases--Pathogenesis
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QR482.S65 2002 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/10/2014 |
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Collation |
ix, 115 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
Contents Notes |
Viral origins and lifestyles -- Host defenses -- Viruses we inhale. Influenza : a bait and switch virus ; Rhinovirus : a virus that surrenders ; Measles : a Trojan horse virus -- Viruses we eat. Rotavirus : an undercover virus ; Adenovirus : a virus with a time schedule ; Hepatitis A : a virus that detours -- Viruses we get from Mom. Hepatitis B : a decoy virus ; Hepatitis C virus : an escape artist ; Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I : a tribal virus -- Viruses we get by intimate physical contact. HIV-1 : an urban virus ; Herpes simplex : a virus that hides ; Human papilloma : a very quiet virus -- Emerging viruses -- Vaccines -- Antiviral drugs. |