Edited by Neal Nathanson, with six others. 940 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott–Raven, 1997. $159. ISBN 0-7818-0297-6.
Viruses were first identified as causative agents of diseasein the late 19th century, and by the summer of 1939, researchhad progressed to such a point that the first symposium on virusesrelated to infectious disease could be held at the Harvard Schoolof Public Health. Leading experts gathered, and a compendiumof the proceedings, entitled Virus and Rickettsial Diseases,was published (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1940).Topics discussed at that meeting included epidemiologic problems,the immunobiology of infections, insect vectors, and vaccinationagainst disease. Several viral diseases were discussed, includinglymphocytic choriomeningitis, measles, mumps, influenza, Denguefever, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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