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100 1 _aCrawford, Dorothy H.
245 1 0 _aViruses :
_ba very short introduction
_cby Dorothy H. Crawford
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c©2011
300 _axviii, 158 p. :
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_c18 cm.
490 _aVery short introductions ;
_v276
504 _aThis book includes bibliographical references and an index.
505 _tIntroduction
_tWhat are viruses?
_tViruses are everywhere
_tKill or be killed
_tEmerging virus infections
_tEpidemics and pandemics
_tPersistent viruses
_tTumour viruses
_tTurning the tables
_tViruses past, present, and future
520 _aViruses 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.--
650 0 _aViruses
650 0 _aNonfiction
650 0 _aPopular works
650 0 _aMedical virology
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