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Title:
Viruses : a very short introduction / Dorothy H. Crawford.
Author:
Crawford, Dorothy H., author.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
QR364 .C733 2018
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780198811718
Series:
Very short introductions ; 276

Very short introductions ; 276.
Physical Description:
xviii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Contents:
What are viruses? -- Viruses are everywhere -- Kill or be killed -- Emerging virus infections: vertebrate-transmitted viruses -- Emerging virus infections: arthropod-transmitted viruses -- Epidemics and pandemics -- Persistent viruses -- Tumour viruses -- Turning the tables -- Viruses past, present, and future.
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