Preface.- Introduction and History of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.- Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Host Range and Pathogenesis.- Translation and replication of foot-and-mouth disease virus RNA.- The structure of foot-and - mouth disease virus.- Natural and vaccine-induced immunity to foot-and-mouth disease.- Global epidemiology and prospects for control of foot-and-mouth disease.- Foot-and-mouth disease evolution: exploring pathways towards virus extinction.-Subject Index