02692nam 2200613Ia 450 991078464840332120230120004651.01-280-64136-397866106413690-08-045957-9(CKB)1000000000364190(EBL)270207(OCoLC)476002347(SSID)ssj0000211647(PQKBManifestationID)11175535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211647(PQKBWorkID)10311584(PQKB)11440862(Au-PeEL)EBL270207(CaPaEBR)ebr10138142(CaONFJC)MIL64136(OCoLC)162572834(MiAaPQ)EBC270207(EXLCZ)99100000000036419020050221d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Nobel Prize winning discoveries in infectious diseases[electronic resource] /David Rifkind and Geraldine L. FreemanAmsterdam Elsevier/Academic Pressc20051 online resource (177 p.)Includes index.0-12-369353-5 Serotherapy -- Antimicrobial defenses -- MHC restriction -- Prontosil and the sulfonamides -- Penicillin -- Streptomycin -- Chemotherapeutic agents -- Tuberculosis -- Typhus -- Syphilis therapy -- Tobacco mosaic virus -- Yellow fever -- Poliomyelitis virus -- Hepatitis B virus -- Bacteriophage -- Bacteriophage lysogeny -- Rous sarcoma virus -- Polyoma virus -- Reverse transcriptase -- Viral oncogenes -- Kuru -- Prions -- Malaria -- Cancer parasite -- DDT.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.Nobel PrizesCommunicable diseasesDiscoveries in scienceNobel Prizes.Communicable diseases.Discoveries in science.616.90944.75bclRifkind David1570183Freeman Geraldine L1570184MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784648403321The Nobel Prize winning discoveries in infectious diseases3843625UNINA