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Advances in virus research. Volume 55 /
Virology is the branch of microbiology that deals with viruses and viral infections. The overall goal of virus research is understand the action of various viruses and develop vaccines or techniques that are effective at preventing or treating the diseases caused by them. Viruses that affect humans...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Advances in virus research ;
v. 55 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Virology is the branch of microbiology that deals with viruses and viral infections. The overall goal of virus research is understand the action of various viruses and develop vaccines or techniques that are effective at preventing or treating the diseases caused by them. Viruses that affect humans range in severity from the rhinoviruses that cause the "common cold" to the human immune deficiency (HIV) virus that causes AIDS. By their very nature, viruses are highly contagious and therefore affect millions of people, plants, and animals. This field continues to have new discoveries that are important to researchers and clinicians in the field. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 638 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0120398559 9780120398553 9780080524535 0080524532 |