CRAWFORD H. DOROTHY

(P/B) VIRUSES
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 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...
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Η ιστορία του ανθρώπου ήταν ανέκαθεν άρρηκτα συνδεδεμένη με την ιστορία των μικροβίων. Ζουν ανάμεσά μας εξελισσόμενα διαρκώς, διαμορφώνοντας τον πολιτισμό μας μέσα από μολύνσεις, ασθένειες και πανδημίες. Την ίδια στιγμή, ο αέναα μεταβαλλόμενος και περίπλοκος πολιτισμός μας, με τα εξημερωμένα μας ζώα, τον συνωστισμό μας στις πόλεις, τους πολέμους και τις πολυσύχναστες εμπορικές μας οδούς, έχει επηρεάσει με τη σειρά του την εξελικτική πορεία των μικροβίων. Οι μικροβιακές λοιμώξεις έχουν μειώσει πληθυσμούς και έχουν διαμορφώσει σε βάθος την α...
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(P/B) THE INVISIBLE ENEMY
Viruses are disarmingly small and simple. None the less, the smallpox virus killed over 300 million people in the 20th century prior to its eradication in 1980. The AIDS virus, HIV, is now the single most common cause of death in Africa. In recent years, the outbreaks of several lethal viruses such as Ebola and hanta virus have caused great public concern. In her fascinating and vividly written book, Dorothy Crawford describes all aspects of the natural history of these deadly parasites, explaining how they differ from other microorganisms...
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(P/B) VIRUSES
Viruses are big news. From pandemics such as HIV, swine flu, and SARS, we are constantly being bombarded with information about new lethal infections. In this Very Short Introduction Dorothy Crawford demonstrates how clever these entities really are. From their discovery and the unravelling of their intricate structures, Crawford demonstrates how these tiny parasites are by far the most abundant life forms on the planet. With up to two billion of them in each litre of sea water, viruses play a vital role in controlling the marine environme...
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