Clinical Virology

Virology is one of the most dynamic areas of clinical medicine. The new second edition of this essential reference has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate the latest developments and relevant citations. Covering pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, Clinical Virology informs scientists and health care professionals about all the medically relevant aspects of this rapidly evolving field.

Clinical Virology is divided into two major sections. The first section addresses infections and syndromes related to particular organ systems, as well as the fundamentals of modern medical virology, including immune responses and vaccinology, diagnostics, antivirals, and gene therapy. The second section provides agent-specific chapters that detail the virology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis, and prevention and treatment of important human viral pathogens.

Offering comprehensive, original coverage of the viruses that cause human disease, this is the definitive reference work on clinical virology.

Key Features
Common templates for the syndrome-specific and separately for the agent-specific chapters allow the reader to readily access material
New chapters on TTV and zoonotic paramyxoviruses
Covers molecular biology, pathogenesis, immunity, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention
Contributors are all internationally recognized experts actively involved in their fields

1 Introduction, Douglas D. Richman, Richard J. Whitley, and Frederick G. Hayden
SECTION I: VIRAL SYNDROMES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES
2. Respiratory Infections John J. Treanor
3. Viral Central Nervous System Infections, Kevin A. Cassady and Richard J. Whitley
4. Viral Gastroenteritis, Paul E. Kilgore and Roger I. Glass
5. Viral Hepatitis, Kevin M. Korenblat and Jules L. Dienstag
6. Infections in Organ Transplant Recipients, John A. Zaia
7. Viral Diseases of the Heart and Muscle, Catherine Diamond and Jeremiah G. Tilles
8. Viral Infections Involving the Skin, Melody Vander Straten, Daniel Carrasco, and Stephen K. Tyring
9. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: a Comparative Appraisal, Karl M. Johnson
10. Viral Disease of the Eye, Garry Shuttleworth, Carolyn Shimeld, and David Easty
11. Antiviral Agents, Roger T. Inouye, Lori A. Panther, C. Mhorag Hay, and Scott M. Hammer
12. Diagnosis of Viral Infections, Steven Specter, Richard L. Hodinka, Danny L. Wiedbrauk, and Stephen A. Young
13. Immune Responses to Viruses, Jonathan W. Yewdell and Jack R. Bennink
14. Immunization against Viral Diseases, Raphael Dolin
15. Gene Therapy and Viruses, Donald B. Kohn, Barrie Carter, and Joseph C. Glorioso
16. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Andrew R. Lloyd, Ian Hickie, and Phillip K. Peterson
SECTION II: THE AGENTS
Part A: DNA Viruses
17. Poxviruses, Frank Fenner
18. Herpes Simplex Viruses, Richard J. Whitley and Bernard Roizman
19. Cercopithecine Herpesvirus (B Virus), Richard J. Whitley and Julia Hilliard
20. Varicella-Zoster Virus, Anne A. Gershon and Saul J. Silverstein
21. Cytomegalovirus, Paul David Griffiths and Vincent Clive Emery
22. Human Herpesvirus 6 and Human Herpesvirus 7, Koichi Yamanishi
23. Epstein-Barr Virus, Brian L. Beaulieu and John L. Sullivan
24. Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, Patrick S. Moore and Yuan Chang
25. Adenoviruses, Olli Ruuskanen, Olli Meurman, and G