VIRUSES

Very Short Introductions Brilliant Sharp Inspiring 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 combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging