Tyring Mucosal Immunology and Virology

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-84628-206-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 214 Seiten, eBook

An understanding of virus infection and the underlying role of the immune system in protection against these diseases is vital in today’s medical climate. Previously, only symptoms could be treated, as there were no antiviral therapies. The increasing amounts of research and the huge number of discoveries of immunologic agents and pathways has led to the opportunity to look to the basic physiology of the various disease process as never before. This book is designed to provide the clinician with a thorough and yet approachable textbook describing the relationships between immunology, virology and the disease process.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tyring, Stephen K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Role of Mucosal Immunity in Protection against Viral Diseases.- Anogenital Mucosal Immunology and Virology.- Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology.- Virology of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Oral Manifestations of Viral Diseases.- Common Respiratory Viruses and Pulmonary Mucosal Immunology.- Ophthalmic Manifestations of Viral Diseases.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Tyring is the Medical Director of the UTMB Center for Clinical Studies in Houston, TX and is a highly experienced dermatologist, being a reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology Committee on Sexually Transmitted Diseases. He is also a member of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development (University of Texas Medical Branch), the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine and a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He has also edited a number of books including Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases published by Marcel Dekker and Human Papillomaviruses published by OUP.