Includes bibliographical references and index.

V. 1. General virology -- Origins of virology -- Principles of virology -- Principles of virus structure -- Virus entry and uncoating -- Replication strategies of RNA viruses -- Replication strategies of DNA viruses -- Virus-host cell interactions -- Virus assembly -- Pathogenesis of viral infections -- Cell transformation by viruses -- Immune response to viruses -- Interferons and other cytokines -- Virus evolution -- Epidemiology -- Antiviral therapy -- Immunization against viral diseases -- Virus vectors and their applications -- Diagnostic virology -- Plant viruses -- Insect viruses -- Viruses of yeasts, fungi, and parasitic microorganisms -- Bacteriophages -- Specific virus families -- Picornaviridae -- Picornaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Enteroviruses: polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and newer enteroviruses -- Rhinoviruses -- Hepatitis A virus -- Caliciviridae -- Human caliciviruses -- Astroviridae -- Astroviruses -- Togaviridae -- Togaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Alphaviruses -- Rubella virus -- Flaviviridae -- Flaviviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Flaviviruses -- Hepatitis C viruses -- Coronaviridae -- Coronaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Coronaviruses -- Arteriviridae -- Arteriviruses -- Rhabdoviridae -- Rhabdoviridae: the virsues and their replication -- Rhabdoviruses -- Filoviridae -- Filoviridae: Marburg and Ebola viruses -- Paramyxoviridae -- Paramyxoviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Parainfluenza viruses -- Mumps virus -- Measles virus -- Respiratory syncytial virus -- Orthomyxoviridae -- Orthomyxoviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Orthomyxoviruses -- v. 2. Bunyaviridae -- Bunyaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Bunyaviruses -- Arenaviridae -- Arenaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Bornaviridae -- Reoviridae -- Reoviruses and their replication -- Mammalian reoviruses -- Rotaviruses and their replication -- Rotaviruses -- Orbiviruses -- Retroviridae -- Retroviridae: the retroviruses and their replication -- Human T-cell leukemia virus types 1 and 2 -- HIVs and their replication -- Pathogenesis and medical aspects of HIV-1 infection -- Nonhuman lentiviruses -- Other human and primate retroviruses -- Polyomaviridae -- Polyomaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Human polyomaviruses -- Papillomaviridae -- Papillomaviruses and their replication -- Papillomaviruses -- Adenoviridae -- Adenoviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Adenoviruses -- Parvoviridae -- Parvoviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Parvoviruses -- Herpesviridae -- Family herpesviridae: a brief introduction -- Herpes simplex viruses and their replication -- Herpes simplex viruses -- Epstein-Barr virus and its replication -- Epstein-Barr virus -- Cytomegaloviruses and their replication -- Cytomegalovirus -- Varicella-zoster virus and its replication -- Varicella-zoster virus -- Human herpesviruses 6A, 6B, and 7 and their replication -- Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 -- Kaposi's sarcoma: associated herpesvirus -- Cercopithecine herpesvirus (B virus) -- Poxviridae -- Poxviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Poxviruses -- Hepadnaviridae -- Hepadnaviridae: the viruses and their replication -- Hepatitis B virus -- Unclassified agents -- Hepatitis delta virus -- Hepatitis E virus -- Prions.