(PDF) Varicella-Zoster Virus – Virology and Clinical Management by Ann M. Arvin

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Table of Contents

Preface Anne Gershon; Introduction and dedication Ann Arvin and Anne Gershon; Part I. History: 1. Historical perspective Thomas Weller; Part II. Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis: 2. Molecular evolution of alphaherpes viruses Andrew Davison; 3. DNA replication John Hay and William Ruyechan; 4. Viral proteins Jeffrey Cohen and Paul Kinchington; 5. Pathogenesis of primary infection Charles Grose; 6. Pathogenesis of latency and reactivation Stephen Straus and Saul Silverstein; 7. Host response to primary infection Ann Arvin and Allison Abendroth; 8. Host response during latency and reactivation Anthony Hayward; 9. Animal models of VZV infection Catherine Sadzot-Delvaux and Bernard Rentier; Part III. Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations: 10. Epidemiology Jane Seward; 11. Disease manifestations Phillip LaRussa; 12. Clinical aspects of recurrent infection: herpes zoster Kenneth Schmader; 13. Disease manifestations Michael Oxman; 14. Ophthalmic zoster Deborah Pavan Langston; 15. Postherpetic neuralgia and other neurologic complications Donald Gilden; 16. Varicella and herpes zoster in pregnancy and the newborn Gisela Enders and Elizabeth Miller; Part IV. Laboratory Diagnosis: 17. Laboratory diagnosis of VZV infection Baghar Forghani; Part V. Treatment and Prevention: 18. Management of postherpetic pain Kathryn Elliott; 19. Therapeutic immunization against herpes zoster Myron Levin; 20. Passive immunization against VZV infection Phillip Brunell; 21. Development of the Oka vaccine Michiaki Takahashi and Stanley Plotkin; 22. Primary immunization against varicella Anne Gershon and Paula Annunziato; 23. Epidemiologic implications/surveillance David Weber and Lisa Saiman; 24. Treatment of primary infection: varicella-intact and immunocompromised hosts Richard Whitley; 25. Treatment of recurrent infection: herpes zoster-intact and immunocompromised hosts Martin Wood and Martin Dedicoat; Index.