Veterinary Virology, 3rd Edition

Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of animal viruses, viral diseases, and viral zoonoses
• Covers veterinary and zoonotic virology from the perspective of pathogenesis of viral infections, as well as from the perspective of disease prevention and control

Table of Contents:

Principles of Virology:

1. The Nature of Viruses as Etiologic Agents of Veterinary and Zoonotic Diseases.
2. Viral Taxonomy and Nomenclature.
3. Viral Replication.
4. Viral Genetics and Evolution.
5. Virus-Cell Interactions.
6. Mechanisms of Infection and Spread of Viruses through the Body.
7. Determinants of Viral Virulence and Host Resistance-Susceptibility.
8. Immune Response to Viral Infections.
9. Pathogenesis of Viral Diseases: Viral Strategies and Host Defense Mechanisms.
10. Pathogenesis of Viral Diseases: Representative Model Diseases.
11. Mechanisms of Viral Oncogenesis.
12. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Diseases.
13. Vaccination against Viral Diseases.
14. Epidemiology of Viral Diseases.
15. Surveillance, Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Viral Diseases.

Veterinary and Zoonotic Viral Diseases:

1. Poxviridae.
   
2. Asfarviridae.
   
3. Iridoviridae.
   
4. Herpesviridae.
   
5. Adenoviridae.
   
6. Papovaviridae.
   
7. Parvoviridae.
   
8. Circoviridae.
   
9. Retroviridae.
   
10. Birnaviridae.
    
11. Paramyxoviridae.
    
12. Rhabdoviridae.
    
13. Filoviridae.
    
14. Bornaviridae.
    
15. Orthomyxoviridae.
    
16. Bunyaviridae.
    
17. Arenaviridae.
    
18. Coronaviridae.
    
19. Arteriviridae.
    
20. Picornaviridae.
    
21. Caliciviridae.
    
22. Astroviridae.
    
23. Torgaviridae.
    
24. Flaviviridae.
25. Prions: Agents of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.
26. Other Viruses:
27. Hepadnaviridae, Deltavirus.
28. Viral Diseases by Domestic Animal Species. Glossary.
    Index.