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Presents the common and unique aspects of the cellular and molecular biology of the major viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes that cause infectious diseases and how these processes influence host-pathogen interactions. Introduces fundamental principles of cellular and molecular biology, cellular metabolism, genome organization, transcription, translation, replication and DNA repair, and compares these processes between different organisms, including eukaryotic host cells within the context of infectious diseases. Discusses state of the art tools used in the study of cellular and molecular processes across different disease-causing taxa and how common and unique features of molecular and cellular biology are translated to treat and prevent diseases.