Viruses: From Understanding to Investigation provides students with a map for lifetime learning by presenting the definition and unique characteristics of viruses, including major topics, such as the virus lifecycle, structure, taxonomy, evolution, history, host-virus interactions and methods to study viruses. In addition, the book assesses the connections between, and among, the aforementioned topics, providing an integrated approach and in-depth understanding of how viruses work.

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Susan Payne is an associate professor emeritus at Texas A&M University. Her primary research interests were molecular aspects of viral replication, pathogenesis and evolution. For many years her research focused on equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), an equine retrovirus. She published extensively on genetic and antigenic variation and the molecular basis of EIAV pathogenesis. She also studied avian bornaviruses, negative strand RNA viruses that are the etiological agents of proventricular dilatation disease of parrots. Her long teaching career included courses for undergraduate and graduate students as well as participation in courses for medical and veterinary students. She was a member of the Bornavirus Study Group of the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses from 2014-2019.

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Viruses: From Understanding to Investigation provides students with a map for lifetime learning by presenting the definition and unique characteristics of viruses, including major topics, such as the virus lifecycle, structure, taxonomy, evolution, history, host-virus interactions and methods to study viruses. In addition, the book assesses the connections between, and among, the aforementioned topics, providing an integrated approach and in-depth understanding of how viruses work.

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1. A brief introduction to virology2. The virus replication cycle3. Virus structure4. How we study viruses5. Molecular and cell biology of the eukaryotic cell6. Virus interactions with the host7. Antiviral responses8. An introduction to RNA viruses9. Picornaviridae10. Caliciviridae11. Flaviviridae and Togaviridae12. Order Nidovirales13. Order Mononegavirales14. Bunyaviridae15. Arenaviridae16. Orthomyxoviridae17. Reoviridae18. Introduction to DNA viruses19. Poxviridae20. Circoviridae21. Parvoviridae22. Papillomaviridae23. Polyomaviridae24. Adenoviridae25. Herpesviridae26. Viruses that use reverse transcription27. The human hepatitis viruses28. Evolution and genetics of viruses29. Immune responses to viruses30. Vaccines: Principles and approaches31. Antiviral drugs and treatment strategies32. Viral vectors and gene thereapy

   Appendix 1. The viruses we know -- lists, tables of taxonomyAppendix 2. Biochemical methods to study viruses -- analyzing proteins and nucleic acidsAppendix 3. Tables describing morbidity and mortality (WHO)Appendix 4. Glossary