RT Journal
T1 VIral and rickettsial infections of man
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1959
FD April 25
VO 169
IS 17
SP 2080
OP 2080
DO 10.1001/jama.1959.03000340112038
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03000340112038
AB The rapid growth and development of virology and rickettsiology amply justify the appearance of this new edition. It contains seven new chapters, and there are 14 new authors. The first 12 chapters are devoted to the more fundamental aspects of virology and rickettsiology and include discussions of the chemical and physical properties of viruses, the virus—host cell relation, interference, chemotherapy, the important techniques used in the propagation of viruses and Rickettsiae, the serologic reactions in viral and rickettsial infections, and the principles of epidemiology. In the rest of the book every important viral and rickettsial disease is considered in detail. The discussion of each infection includes something of its history, cause, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, and control measures. The student, the clinician, and the investigator should find in this book all of the information available concerning viral and rickettsial diseases. If a particular technique or piece of information is not