《现代病毒学导论》因其清晰的表达方式和易懂性而受到好评，30多年来一直是一本成功的学生教材。它对病毒学进行了广泛的介绍，包括病毒的性质、病毒与其宿主的相互作用以及这些相互作用导致的疾病的后果。 新版包含了一些重要的变化和创新，包括。
对免疫学的考虑现在包括两章，一章是关于先天免疫，另一章是关于适应性免疫，反映了病毒与这些系统相互作用的知识的爆炸性增长。
疫苗和抗病毒药物的覆盖面已经扩大，并被分成两章，以反映这些方法对预防和治疗的重要性。
本书更详细地考虑了人类的病毒感染，新增了关于病毒性肝炎、流感、病媒传播的疾病以及外来和新出现的病毒感染的章节，补充了关于HIV的最新章节。
最后一部分包括三章新内容，涉及病毒对我们生活影响的更广泛的方面，重点讨论病毒感染对经济的影响，我们在临床和其他领域利用病毒的方式，以及病毒对地球和我们生活几乎每个方面的影响。
对病毒有一个良好的基本了解，对普通人和专家都很重要。本书的目的是使这种理解尽可能地容易理解，使生物科学领域的学生能够提高他们对这些迷人实体的认识。
Praised forits clarity of presentation and accessibility, Introduction to Modern Virology has been a successful student text for over 30 years. It provides a broad introduction to virology, which includes the nature of viruses, the interaction of viruses with their hosts and the consequences of those interactions that lead to the diseases we see. This new edition contains a number of important changes and innovations including:
The consideration of immunology now covers two chapters, one on innate immunity and the other on adaptive immunity, reflecting the explosion in knowledge of viral interactions with these systems.
The coverage of vaccines and antivirals has been expanded and separated into two new chapters to reflect the importance of these approaches to prevention and treatment.
Virus infections in humans are considered in more detail with new chapters on viral hepatitis, influenza, vector-borne diseases, and exotic and emerging viral infections, complementing an updated chapter on HIV.
The final section includes three new chapters on the broader aspects of the influence of viruses on our lives, focussing on the economic impact of virus infections, the ways we can use viruses in clinical and other spheres, and the impact that viruses have on the planet and almost every aspect of our lives.
A good basic understanding of viruses is important for generalists and specialists alike. The aim of this book is to make such understanding as accessible as possible, allowing students across the biosciences spectrum to improve their knowledge of these fascinating entities.
