The Conquest of Viruses: A History of Viral Vaccines
暫譯: 病毒的征服：疫苗歷史
Wilson, Van G.
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2025-03-28
- 售價: $1,330
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,264
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 400
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 3031875613
- ISBN-13: 9783031875618
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This book guides through the fascinating history of viral vaccines, from the first primitive smallpox vaccination in the 18th century to the cutting-edge RSV formulation approved in 2023. Each chapter delves into the scientific, clinical, and social forces that led to the development of these life-saving medical innovations, highlighting the scientists who played pivotal roles. With a focus on making complex science accessible and history engaging, this book offers a comprehensive portrayal of virology, vaccinology and the interplay between science and society in shaping public health.
Readers will explore key concepts such as the evolution of vaccine technology over time, from cowpox material to mRNA vaccines, and a wide array of other topics, including the eradication of diseases through vaccines, the challenges of immunization against influenza, and the revolutionary impact of COVID-19 vaccination. The author, microbiologist Professor Wilson, provides expert analysis on how sociological factors influenced vaccine progress and gets to the bottom of the question of why there is still no vaccine for some critical diseases.
This book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in viruses and vaccines. Whether you're a researcher or simply fascinated by medical history, this book promises to be both informative and entertaining.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書引導讀者探索病毒疫苗的迷人歷史，從18世紀最早的原始天花疫苗接種到2023年獲批的尖端RSV配方。每一章都深入探討了促成這些拯救生命的醫療創新發展的科學、臨床和社會力量，並突顯了在其中扮演關鍵角色的科學家。這本書專注於使複雜的科學變得易於理解，並使歷史引人入勝，全面描繪了病毒學、疫苗學以及科學與社會在塑造公共健康方面的相互作用。
讀者將探索關鍵概念，例如疫苗技術隨時間的演變，從牛痘材料到mRNA疫苗，以及其他各種主題，包括通過疫苗根除疾病、對抗流感的免疫挑戰，以及COVID-19疫苗接種的革命性影響。作者、微生物學家威爾遜教授提供了專業分析，探討社會因素如何影響疫苗的進展，並深入探討為什麼某些關鍵疾病仍然沒有疫苗的問題。
這本書是任何對病毒和疫苗感興趣的人的必讀之作。無論你是研究人員還是單純對醫療歷史感到著迷，這本書都保證既具資訊性又富有娛樂性。
作者簡介
Van G. Wilson is a Full Professor in the Department of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University Health Science Center since 1999, and also served 12 years as the college's Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. Van's scientific career focused on viruses of the papovavirus group, including SV40, polyomaviruses, and papillomaviruses with funding from the NIH, the National Science Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and several other agencies. During that period Van published 71 scientific papers, 22 book chapters, 130 abstracts, and has edited 4 scientific books. Van has taught medical and graduate students for over 35 years and has lectured on his science around the world. Through these experiences, he has accumulated a broad, yet detailed, perspective about human-viruses interactions, from the molecular to the societal level. Van believes there are exciting, important, and interesting aspects of viral biologythat would be appealing and accessible to a general audience, and therefore he decided to create a book that is both educational and entertaining.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
范·G·威爾遜自1999年以來擔任德州農工大學健康科學中心醫學院微生物與分子病理學系的正教授，並曾擔任該學院研究與研究生事務的副院長長達12年。范的科學職業生涯專注於papovavirus群的病毒，包括SV40、聚病毒和乳頭狀病毒，並獲得了美國國立衛生研究院（NIH）、國家科學基金會、美國癌症協會及其他幾個機構的資助。在此期間，范發表了71篇科學論文、22章書籍章節、130篇摘要，並編輯了4本科學書籍。范已經教導醫學和研究生超過35年，並在全球各地講授他的科學。通過這些經驗，他積累了關於人類與病毒互動的廣泛而詳細的視角，涵蓋了從分子層面到社會層面的各個方面。范相信病毒生物學中有令人興奮、重要且有趣的方面，這些內容對一般讀者具有吸引力和可接近性，因此他決定創作一本既具教育意義又富有娛樂性的書籍。
