Publisher's Synopsis
This text focuses on critical areas of contemporary virology, including viral hepatitis, polio and emerging anthropod-borne viruses including yellow fever, rabies, poxvirus, dengue and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. In addition, the latest developments in antiviral drug therapy and vaccines for viral diseases (including AIDS) are discussed.;Emphasis is laid on the emergence and re-emergence of human viral diseases, the need for a global early-warning system of surveillance, and the importance of continued research.
