Dorothy H. Crawford se concentre sur les virus et leur impact sur la santé humaine. Son travail explore les interactions complexes entre les agents pathogènes et les hôtes, éclairant les virus pour un public plus large. Ses écrits soulignent souvent le rôle crucial que les virus ont joué dans l'histoire et la biologie humaines. Grâce à ses recherches, elle vise à améliorer la compréhension du public de la microbiologie médicale.
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.