Viruses and Man A History of Interactions

Viruses and Man: A History of Interactions by Milton W. Taylor
English | PDF | 2014 | 433 Pages | ISBN : 3319077570 | 13 MB
Milton Taylor, Indiana University, offers an easy-to-read and fascinating text describing the impact of viruses on human society. The book starts with an analysis of the profound effect that viral epidemics had on world history resulting in demographic upheavals by destroying total populations. It also provides a brief history of virology and immunology. Furthermore, the use of viruses for the treatment of cancer (viral oncolysis or virotherapy) and bacterial diseases (phage therapy) and as vectors in gene therapy is discussed in detail.