Dorothy H. Crawford si concentra sui virus e sul loro impatto sulla salute umana. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le intricate interazioni tra patogeni e ospiti, illuminando i virus per un pubblico più ampio. La sua scrittura evidenzia spesso il ruolo cruciale che i virus hanno avuto nella storia e nella biologia umana. Attraverso la sua attività accademica, mira a migliorare la comprensione pubblica della microbiologia medica.
Viruses are everywhere, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, cannot be ignored. From their discovery to the unravelling of their intricate structures, this Very Short Introduction provides a rounded and concise account of the nature of viruses, how they attack their hosts, and the efforts to control them.
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 major new edition of Dorothy Crawford's work explains the nature of viruses, how they cause disease, and how modern science is learning to counter them.