44 Slow Viruses & Prions CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Slow Diseases Caused By Conventional Viruses Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Slow Diseases Caused by Prions Kuru Creutzfeldt-Jakob…
33 Host Defenses CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Nonspecific Defenses 1. Alpha & Beta Interferons 2. Natural Killer Cells 3. Phagocytosis 4. α-Defensins 5. Apolipoprotein B RNA-Editing Enzyme (APOBEC3G) 6. Fever 7….
22 Actinomycetes CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Actinomyces israelii Nocardia asteroides Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Actinomycetes are a family of bacteria that form long,…
20 Gram-Negative Rods Related to Animal Sources (Zoonotic Organisms) CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Brucella Francisella Yersinia Pasteurella Bartonella Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Zoonoses…
31 Classification of Medically Important Viruses CHAPTER CONTENTS Principles of Classification DNA Viruses Parvoviruses Polyomaviruses Papillomaviruses Adenoviruses Hepadnaviruses Herpesviruses Poxviruses RNA Viruses Picornaviruses Hepeviruses Caliciviruses Reoviruses Flaviviruses Togaviruses Retroviruses Orthomyxoviruses…
30 Genetics & Gene Therapy CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Mutations Interactions Between Viruses Gene Therapy & Recombinant Vaccines Gene Therapy Recombinant Vaccines Pearls Self-Assessment Questions Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations…
26 Rickettsiae CHAPTER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Rickettsiae rickettsii Rickettsia prowazekii Coxiella burneti Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria; that is,…
