![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Microbiology, Fifth Edition](/sites/dl/free/0072320419/title/PRESCOTT5E02SP.jpg) Microbiology, 5/e Lansing M Prescott,
Augustana College Donald A Klein,
Colorado State University John P Harley,
Eastern Kentucky University
Human Diseases Caused by Viruses
Chapter ObjectivesAfter reading this
chapter you should be able to: - describe those viral diseases that are transmitted through the air
and that directly or indirectly involve the respiratory system
- discuss viral diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors
- discuss viruses requiring direct contact for transmission
- discuss viral diseases that are food-borne or waterborne
- discuss slow virus and prion diseases
- discuss viral diseases that do not readily fit into any of the above
categories
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