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This comprehensive resource covers key principles of molecular virology, with an emphasis on virus family structure that capitalizes on the author's 20 years of teaching experience, also providing helpful context points for topical advances in the field

Table of Contents

Part I PRINCIPLE Chapter 1 Discovery and Classification Chapter 2 Virus Structure Chapter 3 Virus Life Cycle Chapter 4 Diagnosis and Methods Chapter 5 Host Immune Response

Part II DNA VIRUSES Chapter 6 Polyomavirus Chapter 7 Papillomavirus Chapter 8 Adenovirus Chapter 9 Herpesvirus Chapter 10 Other DNA viruses

Part III RNA VIRUSES Chapter 11 Picornavirus Chapter 12 Flavivirus Chapter 13 Other Positive-Strand RNA Viruses Chapter 14 Rhabdovirus Chapter 15 Influenzavirus Chapter 16 Other Negative-Strand RNA Viruses

Part IV REVERSE TRANSCRIBING VIRUSES Chapter 17 Retrovirus Chapter 18 Hepadnavirus

Part V OTHER VIRUSES Chapter 19 Subviral Agents and Prions Chapter 20 New Emerging Viruses Chapter 21 Viral Vectors

Part VI VIRUSES AND DISEASES Chapter 22 HIV and AIDS Chapter 23 Hepatitis Viruses Chapter 24 Tumor Viruses Chapter 25 Vaccines Chapter 26 Antiviral Therapy

About the Author

Dr. Ryu has taught Molecular Virology for past 20 years in Yonsei University, a prestigious University located in Seoul, Korea. He has been an active researcher for 30 years, starting from SV40, hepatitis delta virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and more recently influenza virus.