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Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition PDF-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 environment, and are essential to the ocean’s delicate
ecosystem.

In this fully updated edition, Crawford recounts stories of renowned killer viruses such as the recent Ebola and Zika epidemics, as well as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and considers the importance of air travel in facilitating the international spread of viruses in the twenty-first century.
Discussing the impact of global warming, which is increasing the range of vector-transmitted viruses such as dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile virus, she also considers the effect this will have on native populations in subtropical and temperate climates of the Americas, Australasia, and Europe.
By examining our lifestyle in the 21st century, Crawford looks to the future to ask whether we can ever live in harmony with viruses, and considers the ways in which we may need to adapt to prevent emerging viruses with devastating consequences.

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Description of Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition PDF

Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition PDF is one of the best medical books for students and professionals on the subject of Infectious Diseases. It is a must download.

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Dorothy H. Crawford FRSE OBE is professor of medical microbiology and assistant principal for public understanding of medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She has written a number of books on viruses.

Dimensions and Characteristics of Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition PDF

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (May 22, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
International Standard Book Number-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198811713
International Standard Book Number-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198811718
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 0.5 x 4.3 inches
Book Name : Viruses A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition PDF

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Robert Carr “Crawford’s book delivers the three payoffs its title promises: it is short, it is on viruses, and, most importantly, it is an excellent, comprehensive introduction to a fascinating topic. It is highly readable and understandable, and teaches why viruses are one of the most important biological and health topics to understand. Not only are viruses the world’s most abundant life form, they are also the cause of many illnesses for humans, but also for virtually all forms of life, including plants, bacteria and animals. With the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, virology is once again in the news. This is a great book to use to get a grounding in all the basics, so you can understand why a virus that kills its host too quickly will not survive, or why a virus that has a “high reproduction rate” is highly infections. There is even a chapter on Epidemics and Pandemics… which is just what everyone is talking about in 2020. The book is written to be useful and easily digested, including an excellent glossary and list of suggested reading materials organized by topic. I highly recommend both this book, and it’s companion Microbiology — A Very Short Introduction by Nicholas P. Money, which I found useful to understand the bigger picture of how and where viruses fit into the larger realm of “microbes.””

BAM, MD”This review is written in March 2021 (by an MD who studies epidemiology) with the Covid-19 pandemic still raging world-wide. I imagine that people without a science or medicine background may be thinking more about viruses than they ever have before. If this is you, this little book provides an easy to read, gentle introduction to the extremely complex field of virology. You will learn how viruses are not all bad, how they are key to the survival of the planet’s ecosystem, how they came to be, and of course, how they cause disease. You’ll get a sense of how they are made, the differences between DNA and RNA viruses (and why that matters), and how some manage to evade our immune systems. The language is clear and non-technical.

This is not a book for people with academic training in university, nursing school, medical school, etc. looking for technical details. You won’t learn about capsid assembly, nor anything about how antigen presenting cells or Toll-like receptors work. If that’s you, this book will be too simple.

In turn, that’s good news for everyone else. You need no previous knowledge about biology to understand this book. While there are a few terms that will make more sense to you if you have had high school or college biology, you really won’t need it.

The only downside is that the book does not touch at all on how our immune response works. That’s unfortunate, because the authors clearly know how to present concepts simply for a non-technical audience.

This book was written in 2018 and the field has progressed exponentially since then. It’s still useful for a broad overview, but it needs an update. So there is less up-to-date information about things like HIV anti-virals, treatment for chronic Hepatitis C, and most dramatically of course, Covid-19 since the causative agent — SARS-CoV-2– was not in existence at the time of writing.”

Kindle Customer”With this pandemic, I wanted to learn more about what a virus is and how it is trans. You don’t need a background in medical terminology to understand this book. Dorothy Crawford does a good job of explaining the terms. You just need curiosity. What I learned, viruses are ancient beings that came out of the primordial soup. They are not alive but need a host. Virtues will be around when we are all gone like cockroaches and spiders. Viruses are the invisible enemy that evolves with us. This book is about the 100 year fight of these viruses. This book goes through the pioneers of biology with Edward Jenner and others. It goes through the history and biology of viruses on a high level. It talks about smallpox, ebola, herpes, AIDS, HIV, cancer flu, and rabies. There are osmotic (form animals), , laboratory viruses and natural viruses that are already in our system. Viruses end civilization and spur medical research. They will always be with us and as the end quote, “the stupidest virus will always defeat the most brilliant biologist”. It is a fascinating book and I learned a lot.”

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