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Les virus

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 178

Les virus sont partout et, comme nous l’a rappelé la pandémie de COVID-19, ils ne peuvent être ignorés. De leur découverte à la compréhension de leurs structures complexes, cet ouvrage fournit un compte rendu complet et concis de la nature des virus, de la manière dont ils attaquent leurs hôtes et des efforts déployés pour les contrôler. Dorothy H. Crawford fait le point sur l’augmentation récente des infections virales émergentes, en particulier les coronavirus, notamment les virus à l’origine du SRAS et du MERS, sans oublier le CoV-2 du SRAS responsable du COVID-19. L’auteure explique pourquoi le CoV-2 du SRAS a pu se propager rapidement pour devenir une pandémie alors que d’autres ont donné lieu à des épidémies plus localisées. Tourné vers l’avenir, ce livre propose des mesures de prévention et de gestion des futurs virus dangereux qui devraient émerger.

Virus Hunt

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 259

Virus Hunt is a tale of scientific endeavour. Tracing the fascinating twenty year quest to find the origin of the virus that causes AIDS, Dorothy H. Crawford takes us on a journey around the world, to recount the vital research that eventually unravelled how, when, and where the virus first infected humans.

Viruses

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 273

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.

Deadly Companions:How microbes shaped our history

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 272

Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be truly understood without the other.Beginning with a dramatic account of the SARS pandemic at the start of the 21st century, she takes us back in time to follow the interlinked history of microbes and man, taking an up-to-date look at ancient plagues and epidemics, and identifying key changes in the way humans have lived - such as our move from hunter-gatherer to farmer to city-dweller - which made us vulnerable to microbe attack.Showing how we live our lives today - with increasing crowding and air travel - puts us once again at risk, Crawford asks whether we might ever conquer microbes completely, or whether we need to take a more microbe-centric view of the world. Among the possible answers, one thing becomes clear: that for generations to come, our deadly companions will continue to shape ...

Ebola

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 222

Ebola is a compelling account of the recent terrible epidemic which swept through West Africa. Why did it spread; what was the international response; what is the long-term impact; what lessons can be learned for the future? This book combines the latest scientific insights with personal accounts from medical workers.

El año del murciélago

Autor: Hernández Ramírez, Greco

Número de Páginas: 189

El año del murciélago ofrece el punto de vista científico de la pandemia por covid-19. Desde la biología explora el concepto de virus, su historia e impacto e influencia en el ambiente, así como su íntima relación con nuestra especie; se estudian otras grandes enfermedades provocadas por virus que han asolado a la raza humana a lo largo de su historia; el origen del SARS-CoV-2, el desarrollo de la pandemia, la búsqueda por un tratamiento y una vacuna, y la tecnología de ARNm. Un muy completo estudio sobre los virus con la pandemia del covid-19 como eje, que finaliza con una reflexión respecto a nuestra postura con el medio ambiente, a sabiendas de que, otra vez, algún nuevo virus puede saltar al humano en cualquier momento.

Buddhism and the Coronavirus

Autor: Jeaneane Fowler

Número de Páginas: 326

This book examines the early teachings of Buddhism associated with the life of the Buddha, Siddhatta Gotama. In these teachings, the Buddha put forward his famous Four Noble Truths concerning the nature of suffering, its causes, the Truth that it can be overcome, and a pathway to end suffering. The suffering experienced in the contemporary coronavirus pandemic may seem to be very distant from the Buddhas message delivered over two thousand years ago, but the teaching of the Four Noble Truths is as relevant today as it was all that time ago. So this book melds the two, occasionally with discrete treatment of past and present but ever cognizant of the ways in which the teachings of the past inform the present crisis. To understand coronaviruses, the book examines the nature of viruses, their origins, causes and the ways in which they are both friends and enemies of humankind. Importantly and crucially, the book investigates how far humanity itself is the cause of its own suffering in the pandemics that arise no less in the coronaviruses that have emerged in the twenty-first century. Chapters include: The Buddha; Viruses: Friends and Enemies; The Noble Truth of Suffering; The Second...

Ebola

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 222

First discovered in 1976, and long regarded as an easily manageable virus affecting isolated rural communities, Ebola rocketed to world prominence in 2014 as a deadly epidemic swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in West Africa. Thousands of people died as the extraordinarily contagious disease spread rapidly from villages to urban centres. Initial quarantine responses proved often too little and too late, and the medical infrastructure of the affected countries struggled to cope. By August 2014, several months after the start of the outbreak, the WHO declared the epidemic a public health emergency and international aid teams and volunteers began to pour in. But halting the epidemic proved to be hugely challenging, not only in terms of the practicalities of dealing with the sheer numbers of patients carrying the highly infectious virus, but in dealing with social and cultural barriers. The author, Dorothy Crawford, visited Sierra Leone while the epidemic was ongoing and met with those on the frontline in the fight against the virus. In Ebola Crawford combines personal accounts from these brave medical workers with the latest scientific reports to tell the story of the...

Virus

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 232

Los virus son noticia. Desde el surgimiento de pandemias como el VIH, la gripe porcina o el SARS, constantemente estamos siendo bombardeados con información sobre nuevas infecciones letales. La última y más dramática es el SARS-CoV-2. En esta breve introducción, Dorothy Crawford muestra hasta qué punto los virus resultan inteligentes y son, con mucho, las formas de vida más abundantes del planeta. En esta segunda edición actualizada, Crawford relata la historia de virus asesinos por todos conocidos, como el Ébola y Zika, así como el virus del MERS, el SARS-Cov-1 y el Sars-Cov-2, causante de la pandemia de la covid-19, y analiza cómo en el siglo XXI los viajes aéreos facilitan la propagación internacional de los virus. También evalúa los efectos del calentamiento global, que ha hecho aumentar la dispersión de virus transmitidos por vectores como el dengue, la fiebre amarilla y el virus del Nilo Occidental, y adelanta los efectos que esto tendrá en las poblaciones de climas subtropicales y templados de América, Australasia y Europa. Asimismo, explora el papel que desempeñan los virus en el control del medio marino, pues hay casi dos mil millones de ellos en cada...

Viruses

Autor: Dorothy H. Crawford

Número de Páginas: 169

bVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b 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. In this new edition, Dorothy H. Crawford examines the recent rise in emerging virus infections, especially coronaviruses, including the viruses behind SARS and MERS, and SARS CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. Crawford explores why the SARS-CoV-2 was able to spread rapidly to form a pandemic while others have produced more localized epidemics, as well as looking at the revolution in vaccine production that this has caused. Looking to the future, this Very Short Introduction considers the preventative measures and management of future dangerous viruses that are expected to emerge. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors...

The Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Library to 1980

Autor: British Library. Department Of Printed Books , British Library , Laureen Baillie

Número de Páginas: 388

Morris D'Camp Crawford and His Wife, Charlotte Holmes Crawford

Autor: Frank Lindsay Crawford

Número de Páginas: 256

The Invisible Enemy

Autor: Dorothy Crawford

Número de Páginas: 295

Viruses are disarmingly small and simple. None the less, the smallpox virus killed over 300 million people in the 20th century prior to its eradication in 1980. The AIDS virus, HIV, is now the single most common cause of death in Africa. In recent years, the outbreaks of several lethal viruses such as Ebola and hanta virus have caused great public concern. In her fascinating and vividly written book, Dorothy Crawford describes all aspects of the natural history of these deadly parasites, explaining how they differ from other microorganisms. She looks at the havoc viruses have caused in the past, where they have come from, and the detective work involved in uncovering them. Finally, she considers whether a new virus could potentially wipe out the human race. This is an informative and highly readable book, which will be read by all those seeking a deeper understanding of these minute but remarkably efficient killers.

Jackson (Mississippi) -- Directories

Número de Páginas: 816

The Biology of Nitric Oxide

Autor: S. Moncada

Número de Páginas: 392

These are the proceedings of 4th International Meeting on the Biology of Oxides, 1995. The book provides an overview of the current status of the field with contributions from over 450 specialists including the areas of enzymology, molecular cloning, and the biochemical actions of NO.

What Really Killed Gilda Radner?

Autor: Neenyah Ostrom

Número de Páginas: 412

Documents the course of a new immune deficiency epidemic similar to AIDS that claimed Gilda Radner as one of its first fatalities with case histories.

The Journal of Immunology

Número de Páginas: 1740

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Número de Páginas: 640

Each issue of Transactions B is devoted to a specific area of the biological sciences, including clinical science. All papers are peer reviewed and edited to the highest standards. Published on the 29th of each month, Transactions B is essential reading for all biologists.

Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage

Número de Páginas: 1988