Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition by Dorothy H Crawford ISBN 0191848522 9780191848520
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ISBN 10: 0191848522
ISBN 13: 9780191848520
Author: Dorothy H Crawford
Viruses are everywhere, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, cannot be ignored. From their discovery to the unravelling of their intricate structures, this Very Short Introduction provides a rounded and concise account of the nature of viruses, how they attack their hosts, and the efforts to control them.
In this new edition, Dorothy H. Crawford examines the recent rise in emerging virus infections, especially coronaviruses, including the viruses behind SARS and MERS, and SARS CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. Crawford explores why the SARS-CoV-2 was able to spread rapidly to form a pandemic while others have produced more localized epidemics, as well as looking at the revolution in vaccine production that this has caused. Looking to the future, this Very Short Introduction considers the preventative measures and management of future dangerous viruses that are expected to emerge.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Table of contents:
Chapter 1 What are viruses?
Virus detection and diagnosis
Chapter 2 Kill or be killed
Chapter 3 Emerging virus infections: vertebrate-transmitted viruses
Nipah virus
Ebola disease virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Influenza (flu) viruses
Chapter 4 Emerging virus infections: arthropod-transmitted viruses
Yellow fever virus
Dengue fever virus
Chikungunya (CHKV) and Zika viruses
Rift Valley fever virus
Bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses
Chapter 5 Emerging virus infections: the coronaviruses
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
SARS-Coronavirus-2
Chapter 6 Virus acquisition and eradication
The childhood infections
Faecal–oral transmission
Hospital-acquired virus infections
Global elimination of viruses
Chapter 7 Persistent viruses
The herpesvirus family
The retrovirus family
Hepatitis viruses
Chapter 8 Tumour viruses
Human tumour viruses
Oncogenic retroviruses
The oncogenic herpesviruses
Oncogenic hepatitis viruses
Oncogenic papilloma viruses
Chapter 9 Viruses past and future
Glossary
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