Publisher's Synopsis
The reviews in this volume represent a range of current topics in medical virology. Varying from epidemiology to fundamental molecular biology, the selections summarize the latest research advances. Two areas of emphasis concern progress towards the global eradication of poliomyelitis and the design of new experimental polio virus, herpes virus and influenza virus vaccines. Other articles cover the possible role of cytomegalovirus in atherogenesis, virus-host interactions in HIV infection, new methods of rapid enteroviral diagnosis, herpes infections and the Inoue-Melnick virus.
