Chapter 1 Antiviral Strategies

Chapter 2 Approaches for the Development of Antiviral Compounds: The Case of Hepatitis C Virus

Chapter 3 Antiviral agents acting as DNA or RNA chain terminators.

Chapter 4 Viral protease inhibitors.

Chapter 5 Anti-influenza drugs: the development of sialidase inhibitors.

Chapter 6 Other Inhibitors of Viral Enzymes and Functions

Chapter 8 Interferons and Their Use in Persistent Viral Infections

Chapter 9 Nucleic Acids-Based Therapeutics in the Battle Against Pathogenic Viruses

Chapter 10 Antiviral Gene Therapy

Chapter 11 Antiviral resistance and impact on viral replication capacity: evolution of viruses under antiviral pressure occurs in three phases.

Chapter 12 Antiviral Combination Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Chapter 13 Socio-Economic Impact of Antiviral Intervention