Virology is the study of viruses and their properties.

Properties include:

• Viral replication
• Viral pathogenesis
• Viral immunology
• Viral vaccines
• Diagnostic methods
• Antiviral chemotherapy
• Infection control measures
• Virus outbreaks

See also

• molecular biology
• phage, the virus of bacteria/prokaryotes
• viral plaque
• Important publications in virology
• Virus classification