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Viruses command our attention because of their association with animal and plant diseases. Viral pathogenesis is the process by which viruses cause disease. The study of viral pathogenesis requires investigating not only the relationships of viruses with the specific cells that they infect but also the consequences of infection for the host organism. The nature of viral disease depends on the effects of viral reproduction on host cells, the responses of the host’s defense systems, and the ability of the virus to spread in and among hosts (Volume II, Chapters 1 to 5).