Viruses, plagues, and history : past, present, and future / Michael B.A. Oldstone.
Viruses, plagues, and history : past, present, and future / Michael B.A. Oldstone.
Viruses, plagues, and history : past, present, and future / Michael B.A. Oldstone.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010, [i.e. 2009].
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N616.9/32
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Contents
pt.1. Viruses, plagues, and history -- A general introduction -- Introduction to the principles of virology -- Introduction to the principles of immunology -- pt. 2. Success stories -- Smallpox -- Yellow fever -- Measles virus -- Poliomyelitis -- pt. 3. Present and future challenges -- An overview o...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010, [i.e. 2009].
Edition
Rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2010, [i.e. 2009].
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Virus Diseases--history
- Plague--history
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Summary
"Nearly 300 million people were killed by smallpox over the course of the twentieth century. In 1918 and 1919, a deadly variant of the influenza virus claimed more than 50 million lives. And today we face new viral threats: mad cow disease, the Hantavirus, Ebola, and of course, AIDS. The story of viruses and the story of humanity have overlapped si...
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Viruses, plagues, and history : past, present, and future / Michael B.A. Oldstone.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010, [i.e. 2009].
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N616.9/32
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74VvV8bgKadg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvV8bgKadg
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ISBN
0195327314
9780195327311
DDC
616.9
MMS ID
991010143379702626
