Abstract:Viral infections cause many diseases in the mucous membranes, the upper respiratory and digestive tract, the salivary glands and the ear.Recent advances in the pathogenesis of viral diseases brought about an increasing interest of otolaryngologists.The general part of this paper presents the fundamental properties of viruses, their structure and replication, and the pathogenesis of the different forms of viral infections.The section of viral diagnosis describes laboratory methods and their limits as well as th… Show more
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