Viruses : the invisible enemy / Dorothy H. Crawford.

Humans have long faced an invisible enemy in the form of deadly viruses, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows what devastation they can wreak. As we face the prospect of more such viruses emerging, this edition of Dorothy Crawford's work explains the nature of viruses, how they cause disease, and ho...

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Main Author: Crawford, Dorothy H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford landmark science.
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Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Invisible enemy
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Summary:Humans have long faced an invisible enemy in the form of deadly viruses, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows what devastation they can wreak. As we face the prospect of more such viruses emerging, this edition of Dorothy Crawford's work explains the nature of viruses, how they cause disease, and how modern science is learning to counter them.
Item Description:Originally published under the title: The invisible enemy : a natural history of viruses, 2002.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191937330
0191937339
9780192659514
0192659510
9780192659521
0192659529
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2021).