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The Nobel Prize Winning Discoveries in Infectious Diseases
1st Edition - May 20, 2005
Authors: David Rifkind, Geraldine Freeman
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9780080459578
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This book presents the 24 discoveries in infectious diseases that have merited Nobel Prize recognition since the inception of the awards in 1901. Grouped according to biological…Read more
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This book presents the 24 discoveries in infectious diseases that have merited Nobel Prize recognition since the inception of the awards in 1901. Grouped according to biological groups rather than chronology, each discovery includes a biographical sketch of the laureate(s), a description of the research, and a summary of the current status of the field. In addition, consideration is given to the relevance of the research on the general field of biology and medicine.
Students, researchers and professionals in microbiology, immunology, virology and infectious diseases; Anyone interested in the history of biomedical science
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ALFRED NOBEL AND THE NOBEL PRIZES
Part A: Immunity
Introduction to Part A: IMMUNITY
Chapter 1: SEROTHERAPY
Publisher Summary
EMIL VON BEHRING
DIPHTHERIA
TETANUS
SUMMARY
Chapter 2: ANTIMICROBIAL DEFENSES
Publisher Summary
JULES BORDET
ANTIMICROBIAL DEFENSES
PERTUSSIS
SUMMARY
Chapter 3: MHC RESTRICTION
Publisher Summary
PETER DOHERTY AND ROLF ZINKERNAGEL
THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATABILITY COMPLEX SYSTEM
SUMMARY
Part B: Antimicrobials
Introduction to Part B: ANTIMICROBIALS
Chapter 4: PRONTOSIL AND THE SULFONAMIDES
Publisher Summary
GERHARD DOMAGK
PRONTOSIL
THE SULFAS
SUMMARY
Chapter 5: PENICILLIN
Publisher Summary
ALEXANDER FLEMING, ERNEST CHAIN AND HOWARD FLOREY
PENICILLIN
Chapter 6: STREPTOMYCIN
Publisher Summary
SELMAN WAKSMAN
STREPTOMYCIN
SUMMARY
Chapter 7: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
Publisher Summary
GEORGE HITCHINGS, GERTRUDE ELION AND JAMES BLACK
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
Part C: Bacteria
Introduction to Part C: BACTERIA
Chapter 8: TUBERCULOSIS
Publisher Summary
ROBERT KOCH
THE HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS
KOCH’s CONTRIBUTIONS
SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
VACCINATION
OTHER MYCOBACTERIA
Chapter 9: TYPHUS
Publisher Summary
CHARLES NICOLLE
HISTORY OF TYPHUS
EPIDEMIC TYPHUS
ENDEMIC TYPHUS
Chapter 10: SYPHILIS THERAPY
Publisher Summary
JULIUS WAGNER-JAUREGG
MALARIOTHERAPY
HISTORY OF SYPHILIS
CLINICAL SYPHILIS
TREATMENT
Part D: Viruses
Introduction to Part D: VIRUSES
Chapter 11: TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS
Publisher Summary
WENDELL STANLEY
THE TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS
OTHER PLANT-INFECTING VIRUSES
STANLEY’s ACCOMPLISHMENT
Chapter 12: YELLOW FEVER
Publisher Summary
MAX THEILER
YELLOW FEVER
TREATMENT AND CONTROL
Chapter 13: POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS
Publisher Summary
JOHN ENDERS, THOMAS WELLER AND FREDERICK ROBBINS
POLIOMYELITIS
Chapter 14: HEPATITIS B VIRUS
Publisher Summary
BARUCH BLUMBERG
HEPATITIS
Chapter 15: BACTERIOPHAGE
Publisher Summary
ALFRED HERSHEY
BACTERIOPHAGE
HERSHEY’s CONTRIBUTION
Chapter 16: BACTERIOPHAGE LYSOGENY
Publisher Summary
ANDRÉ LWOFF
BACTERIOPHAGE INFECTION
Chapter 17: ROUS SARCOMA VIRUS
Publisher Summary
PEYTON ROUS
FOWL SARCOMA
Chapter 18: POLYOMA VIRUS
Publisher Summary
RENATO DULBECCO
POLYOMA VIRUSES
Chapter 19: REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
Publisher Summary
HOWARD MARTIN TEMIN AND DAVID BALTIMORE
REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION
Chapter 20: VIRAL ONCOGENES
Publisher Summary
MICHAEL BISHOP AND HAROLD VARMUS
VIRAL ONCOGENES
Chapter 21: KURU
Publisher Summary
CARLETON GAJDUSEK
KURU
KURU-LIKE DISEASES IN ANIMALS
KURU-LIKE DISEASES IN MAN
SUMMARY
Chapter 22: PRIONS
Publisher Summary
STANLEY PRUSINER
PRIONS
Part E: Parasites
Introduction to Part E: PARASITES
Chapter 23: MALARIA
Publisher Summary
RONALD ROSS AND CHARLES LAVERAN
MALARIA
Chapter 24: CANCER PARASITE
Publisher Summary
JOHANNES FIBIGER
FIBIGER’s RESEARCH
THE RELATION BETWEEN INFECTION AND CANCER
Chapter 25: DDT
Publisher Summary
PAUL MÜLLER
DDT
PROBLEMS WITH DDT
COUNTERPOINT: HIV/AIDS
Publisher Summary
INTRODUCTION
THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC
ORIGIN OF THE HIV VIRUS
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
A NOBEL PRIZE?
INDEX
No. of pages: 160
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 20, 2005
Imprint: Academic Press
eBook ISBN: 9780080459578
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