Antiviral chemotherapy: the first decade.

In reading Dr. Milroy's suggestions for lecturers it is interesting to note his concern with diseases which are now known to be caused by viruses, though in those days even their contagious nature was still in doubt. Thus we find references to yellow fever, smallpox, measles, and "hydrophobia in the canine species." Control of these diseases has made great strides since those days, but much still remains to be done. There are also references to diseases now known to be of bacterial origin, such