Animal Virology

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The study of animal viruses is important from a veterinary viewpoint and many of these viruses’ causes’ diseases that are economically devastating. Many animal viruses are also important from a human medical perspective. The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus in the human population, coming from an animal source, highlights the importance of animals in harbouring infectious agents; avian influenza viruses can directly infect humans. In addition research into animal viruses has made an important contribution to our understanding of viruses in general, their replication, molecular biology, evolution and interaction with the host.

  • Virus–host interactions
  • Acute infections
  • Subclinical infections
  • Persistent and chronic infections
  • Latent infections
  • Virus-induced tumors