Picornavirology

This author has little to add to their discussions on RNA replication; hence this chapter deals primarily with the structure and synthesis of picornaviral protein and places strong emphasis on comparative picornavirology.

The study of the pathogenesis of infection is the most important and yet the most difficult portion of classical picornavirology remaining to be solved.

Understanding the evolutionary aspects is crucial for the both parts of picornavirology: fundamental and medical/veterinarian.