Virology Overview

Author: L. Song Peilake
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book uses vivid language and humorous expressions to explain the viruses that people are most interested in in a "lecture" style, highlighting key concepts and allowing readers to truly enjoy learning virology. The book consists of 9 chapters, covering the origin and lifestyle of viruses, host defense mechanisms, viruses transmitted through respiratory, digestive, maternal-fetal, and intimate contact, emerging viruses, vaccines, and antiviral drugs, etc. It provides a detailed explanation of the replication, transmission, and escape from host immunity of 12 common viruses. This book can be used as a core textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in virology, as well as a supplementary textbook for other courses. At the same time, it is also a light-hearted and quick guide for exam review in virology. This book uses vivid language and humorous expressions to explain the viruses that people are most interested in in a "lecture" style, highlighting key concepts and allowing readers to truly enjoy learning virology. The book consists of 9 chapters, covering the origin and lifestyle of viruses, host defense mechanisms, viruses transmitted through respiratory, digestive, maternal-fetal, and intimate contact.