Vaccinology

Author: Zhang Yanling
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is a valuable reference for professional researchers engaged in vaccine development, production, and application, as well as business management personnel, health prevention workers, and faculty and students at universities and colleges. It is the first comprehensive and systematic monograph in China introducing vaccinology and related knowledge. The book is divided into three parts—Theoretical and Administrative Section, Technical Section, and Special Topics Section—with a total of sixty-four chapters. The Theoretical and Administrative Section primarily covers the basic concepts and brief history of vaccines, provides an overview of the Chinese and Western vaccine markets, discusses vaccine research, development, and production applications, as well as the fundamental knowledge of vaccine immunology. The Technical Section systematically introduces various experimental techniques, methods, and operational processes involved in vaccine research, development, and production, as well as the application and management of experimental animals in vaccine trials. The Special Topics Section provides detailed explanations of the basic concepts, etiology and epidemiology, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical manifestations and diagnosis, as well as the immunological mechanisms and clinical applications of various types of vaccines. This includes commonly used vaccines with long-standing applications, such as BCG, polio vaccine, and measles vaccine, as well as newly emerging vaccines for contemporary challenges, such as HIV vaccines, hepatitis B vaccines, and hepatitis C vaccines.