TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Discovery of Viruses
1.3 Virology and Viral Diseases
1.4 Viral Diseases and Human Evolution
1.5 The Impact of Diseases from Human Origin
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases in Human
2.2 Epidemiology of Viral Diseases in human
2.3 Pattern of Some Viral Diseases in Human
2.3.1 Influenza Virus
2.3.2 Hantavirus
2.3.3 Ebola Virus
2.3.4 Nipah Virus
2.4 Animals as reservoirs of human diseases
2.5 Factors Determining Emergence of Viral Diseases
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Pathology and Pathogenesis of Human Viral Diseases
3.2 Causes of Human Viral Infection
3.2.1 Ecological Changes and Agricultural Development
3.2.2. Changes in Human Demographics and Behavior
3.2.3 International Travel and Commerce
3.2.4 Technology and Industry
3.2.5 Microbial Adaptation and Change
3.3 Challenges of Human Viral Diseases
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