The COVID-19 Textbook. Science, Medicine and Public Health

Haseltine, W. — Patarca, R.

1ª Edition January 2024

English

ISBN 9781975202347

Publisher WOLTERS KLUWER

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covid19 | coronavirus

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Contents
Section 1: Introduction
1 Epidemiology of COVID-19
2 Molecular Biology of SARS-CoV-2
Section 2: Virology
3 Bat Coronaviruses
4 Structure and Function of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
5 SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Section 3: Immunology
6 Genetic Determinants of Susceptibility and Resistance to SARS-CoV-2
7 Evasion of Innate Host Defenses by SARS-CoV-2 and Its Pathogenetic Correlates
8 Antibodies in COVID-19
9 T Cells and COVID-19
Section 4: Pathogenesis
10 Organ Pathogenesis: Lung, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Pancreas, Brain
11 Pediatric COVID
12 Long COVID
Section 5: Medical Response
13 COVID-19 Testing for Medicine and Public Health
14 A Brief History and Future Directions for Small Molecule Antivirals for COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
15 Treatment of COVID-19 in Adults
16 Potential Treatments for SARS-CoV-2 Beyond Current and Related New-Generation Antivirals and Monoclonal Antibodies
17 COVID-19 Vaccines
18 MassCPR: Research Collaboration to Confront a Pandemic
Index

The COVID-19 Textbook: Science, Medicine, and Public Health explores every facet of SARS-COV-2, giving thereader an understanding of what is needed to control the spread of the virus, prevent and manage its pathologicaleffects, as well as mitigate the impact of future pandemics. Each chapter is authored by leading global experts inthe field and includes topics such as molecular biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunology, diagnosis, andthe latest prevention and treatment approaches. Edited by renowned educator and medical researcher Dr. WilliamA. Haseltine, physician-researcher, and chronic fatigue syndrome expert Dr. Roberto Patarca, it includes detailed references in every chapter, allowing easy access to comprehensive primary data. Offers a timely, reliable overview authored and edited by leading global experts in the multifaceted areascovered on SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Serves as an authoritative and comprehensive text to be utilized by physicians, medical professionals,researchers, students, public health professionals, and policymakers.