Table of Contents

1. Overview of Viruses and Virus Infection2. The Structure of Viruses3. Plus-Strand RNA Viruses4. Minus-Strand RNA Viruses5. Viruses That Contain Double-Stranded RNA: Family Reoviridae6. Viruses Whose Life Cycle Uses Reverse Transcriptase7. DNA-Containing Viruses8. Emerging and Reemerging Viral Diseases9. Subviral Agents10. Host Defenses against Viral Infection and Viral Counterdefenses11. Gene Therapy

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