Section 1 Introduction/ Overview 1. History of human viral infection and their clinical manifestation Section 2 Role of cytokines in DNA virus infections 2. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 3. Epstein Barr Virus 4. Vaccinia Virus 5. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Section 3 Role of cytokines in RNA virus infections 6. Rotavirus virus 7. Coxsackievirus B3 8. Coronaviruses 9. Dengue virus 10. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) 11. Hepatitis C virus 12. Zika virus 13. Influenza virus 14. Respiratory syncytial virus 15. Rabies virus 16. West Nile virus Section 4 Role of cytokines in reverse transcribing virus infections 17. Human T cell leukaemia virus (HTLV) 18. Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 19. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Section 5 Diagnostics and therapeutic tools 20. Recent advances and strategies in diagnostic tools, therapeutic and prophylactic measures