ch. 1. General introduction
ch. 2. Introduction to the principles of virology
ch. 3. Introduction to the principles of immunology
ch. 8. Overview of newly emerging viral plagues: the hemorrhagic fevers
ch. 12. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: "AIDS, the current plague"
ch. 13. Mad cow disease and Englishmen: spongiform encephalopathies: virus or prion disease
ch. 14. Influenza virus, the plague that may return
ch. 15. Conclusions and future predictions.
Present and future challenges
Newly emerging viral plagues
Spongiform encephalopathies
Conclusions and future predictions.
