Viral Pandemics: From Smallpox to COVID-19

ISBN-13: 9780367439644 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 388 str.

Rae-Ellen W. Kavey; Allison B. Kavey

Opis

Written by a public health practitioner and a medical historian, Viral Pandemics explores the terrifying world of viruses as the cause of all acute pandemics since 1900, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The book illuminates the critical dual roles of viral biology and increasing global interconnectedness.

Spis treści

1. A Brief Introduction to Virology: Preventing the Unknown. 2. The Smallpox Story: Gone but not Forgotten.  3. Yellow Fever: The Jungle Story  4. The Great Influenza: A Virus for All Time  5. Polio: The Plague of Summer  6. HIV and AIDS: The Never-Ending Story  7. Out of Nowhere: West Nile Virus, SARS, Zika, and Ebola  8. A Way Forward.  9. And Now, as Promised: The 2019 SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Pandemic