The Nobel Prize Winning Discoveries in Infectious Diseases

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.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes
Immunity
Serotherapy
Antimicrobial Defenses
MHC Restriction
Antimicrobials
Prontosil and the Sulfonamides
Penicillin
Streptomycin
Chemotherapeutic Agents
Bacteria
Tuberculosis
Typhus
Syphilis Therapy
Viruses
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Yellow Fever
Poliomyelitis Virus
Hepatitis B Virus
Bacteriophage
Bacteriophage Lysogeny
Rous Sarcoma Virus
Polyoma Virus
Reverse Transcriptase
Viral Oncogenes
Kuru
Prions
Parasites
Malaria
Cancer Parasite
DDT
Counterpoint: HIV / AIDS
Index

Students, researchers and professionals in microbiology, immunology, virology and infectious diseases; Anyone interested in the history of biomedical science