Section I: Introduction 1. Introduction to antiviral therapy Section II: Viral infections and transmission 2. Emerging viral diseases 3. Evolution and transmission of viruses 4. Mode of viral infections and transmissions 5. Transmission and Intervention Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 6. Sexually transmitted viral infections 7. Testing of viral infections 8. Electron microscopic methods for virus diagnosis Section III: Antiviral agents and therapeutics 9. Virotherapy 10. Challenges in designing antiviral agents 11. Anti-influenza agents 12. Anti-herpes virus agents 13. Antiretroviral Therapies 14. Rotavirus and anti-rotaviral agents: Trends and advances 15. Current therapeutic strategies and novel antiviral compounds for the treatment of non-polio enteroviruses 16. Antiviral agents against flaviviruses 17. Pathophysiology of HIV and strategies to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat 18. Herbal drugs to combat viruses 19. Strategies for delivery of antiviral agents 20. Nanovesicles for delivery of antiviral agents 21. Antiviral biomaterials 22. Antiviral biomolecules from marine inhabitantsBalasubramanian 23. Plant polysaccharides as antiviral agents 24. Antiviral peptides against dengue virus 25. mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 26. Immunotherapy as an emerging and promising tool against viral infections 27. Role of nutraceuticals as immunomodulators to combat viruses Section IV: Others 28. In vitro and in vivo approaches for evaluating antiviral efficacy 29. Clinical trials and regulatory considerations of antiviral agents 30. Future perspectives of antiviral therapy

Covers emerging and sexually transmitted viruses, including mode of transmission and pathophysiology of viral infections Describes antiviral agents and therapeutics for viruses such as rotaviruses, enteroviruses and coronaviruses Discusses strategies for the delivery of antiviral agents and vaccinations