Palliative Care in Respiratory Disease Edited by Claudia Bausewein, David C. Currow and Miriam J. Johnson ERS monograph ERS monograph Print ISSN: 2312-508X Online ISSN: 2312-5098 Print ISBN: 978-1-84984-069-9 Online ISBN: 978-1-84984-070-5 June 2016 €45.00 ISBN 978-1-84984-069-9 9 781849 840699 Viral respiratory tract infections are important and common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the past two decades, several novel viral respiratory infections have emerged with epidemic potential, which threaten global health security. This Monograph aims to provide an up-to- date and comprehensive overview of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome and other viral respiratory infections, including seasonal influenza, avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and human rhinovirus, through six chapters written by authoritative experts from around the globe. Palliative Care in Respiratory Disease ERS monograph 73