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Viruses: Biology, Application, and Control is a concise advanced undergraduate and graduate textbook covering the essential aspects of virology included in biomedical science courses. It is an updated and expanded version of David Harper‘s Molecular Virology 2e from the Medical Perspectives series. Selected Contents: 1. Virus Structure and Infection  2. Virus classification and evolution  3. Virus Replication  4. Viral Interaction with the Immune System  5. Vaccines and vaccination  6. Antiviral Drugs  7. Beneficial Use of Viruses  8. Emergence, transmission, and extinction  9. Viruses, vectors, and genomics  10. Virus Culture, Detection and Diagnosis  Viral Replication Strategies  Appe