Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One Basic features of viruses and viral infections of man and animals: Classification and nomenclature of viruses, chlamydiae and rickettsiae -- The morphology of viruses -- Biophysical and biochemical characteristics of viruses -- Growth of cells for culture of viruses -- Growth of viruses in cell cultures: 1. Biochemistry of viral replication -- Growth of viruses in cell cultures: 2. Cytopathology -- Growth of viruses in embryonated eggs and experimental animals -- Statistical methods in virology -- Pathogenesis and pathology of viral infections -- The oncogenic role of viruses: current status -- Epidemiology and method of spread of viral infections -- Immunity mechanisms -- Viral vaccines -- Interference and interferon -- Chemotherapy of viral infections: some approaches -- Laboratory diagnosis: general principles -- Section Two Common clinical syndromes attributed to viruses: Respiratory syndromes -- Rashes and hemorrhagic fevers -- Viral infections of the nervous system: introductory -- Viral (aseptic) meningitis -- Encephalitis lethargica -- Akureyri disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis) -- Postinfectious and postvaccination encephalomyelitis (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis); the Guillain-barre-landry syndrome -- Section Three DNA-containing viruses (deoxyviruses): The poxvirus group: general properties -- Vaccinia -- Smallpox (variola) -- Antismallpox vaccination -- Other poxviruses infecting man -- Papilloma-producing and related viruses: general properties -- Human papilloma (wart) virus -- Adenoviruses: general properties -- Human adenovirus -- Herpesviruses and cytomegaloviruses: general properties -- Herpes simplex -- Virus B -- Chickenpox (varicella) -- Herpes zoster -- Cytomegalovirus -- Section Four Ribonucleic acid-containing viruses (riboviruses): myxoviruses, paramyxoviruses and other riboviruses: Influenza virus (myxovirus) general properties -- Influenza: clinical, epidemiologic and immunologic features -- Influenza virus A (human) -- Influenza virus B and influenza virus C -- Paramyxoviruses; parinfluenza viruses -- Mumps -- Measles -- Respiratory syncytial virus -- Vesicular stomatitis and morphologically related viruses: general properties -- Rabies -- Section Five Riboviruses (continued): picornaviruses and reoviruses: Picornaviruses: general properties -- Enteroviruses: general properties -- Poliovirus -- Control of poliomyelitis -- Group A coxsackiervirus -- Group B coxsackievirus -- Echovirus -- Rhinovirus -- Reoviruses: general properties -- Reovirus -- Section Six Arboviruses: Arboviruses: general properties -- Arboviruses: general principles of epidemiology -- Arboviruses: clinical syndromes in man -- Group A arboviruses: general properties -- Eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis -- Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis -- Other group A arboviruses -- Group B arboviruses: general properties -- St. Louis encephalitis -- West Nile -- Japanese B encephalitis -- Murray valley encephalitis -- Iheus -- Yellow fever -- Dengue -- Tick-borne group B arboviruses: general features -- Tick-borne arboviruses of Europe and Russia associated with encephalitis -- Tick-borne arboviruses of North America -- Kyasanur forest disease -- Other tick-borne group B arboviruses -- Miscellaneous group B arboviruses pathogenic for man -- Group C arboviruses -- Bunyamwera group of viruses -- California encephalitis group of viruses -- Other groups of arboviruses -- Phlebotomus (sandfly) fever and changuinola groups of arboviruses -- Rift valley fever -- Colorado tick fever -- Section Seven Certain inadequately characterized viruses: Infectious mononucleosis -- Rubella -- Infectious hepatitis -- Serum hepatitis -- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis -- Section Eight Chlamydiae (basophilic organisms): Chlamydiae or basophilic organisms (chlamydia): general properties -- Trachoma -- Inclusion conjunctivitis -- Psittacosis -- Ornithosis -- Pneumonitis organisms of man -- Lymphogranuloma venereum -- Section Nine Rickettsiae: Rickettsiae: general properties -- Louse-borne typhus; Brill's disease -- Trench fever -- Murine flea-borne typhus -- Tsutsugamushi fever -- Tick-borne rickettsiae: general properties -- Rocky mountain spotted fever -- Siberian tick typhus -- Fievre boutonneuse -- South African tick-bite fever -- Indian tick typhus; Kenya tick typhus -- Queensland tick typhus -- Rickettsialpox -- Q fever.