Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity

Name: Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity
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By Arup Chakraborty and Andrey Shaw

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Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity by Arup Chakraborty and Andrey Shaw offers a comprehensive exploration of the science behind viruses and the immune system's response. The book discusses the historical context and modern challenges related to pandemics, providing insights into how scientific understanding and innovations can help mitigate their impacts. It's an engaging read for anyone interested in the intersection of biology, medicine, and public health.
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This book may appeal to you if you are curious about how viruses spread and affect our immune systems, or if you're interested in the scientific intricacies of pandemics. It offers insights into the intersection of infectious diseases and immunity, making complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging for a wide audience.

Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity

"Informed and accessible overview of viruses and pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work to form the foundation of public health"--

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Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity explores how viruses emerge to cause pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work.

Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics. Historical records frequently mention plagues, pestilence, and contagion; however, by the twenty-first century, the devastation wrought by pandemics had largely been forgotten.

The enormous human and economic toll of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 disease offers a vivid reminder that infectious disease pandemics remain one of the greatest existential threats to humanity.

This book provides an accessible explanation of how viruses emerge to cause pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work—concepts that are foundational to our public health policies.

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Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity is praised for taking readers on an insightful journey through the understanding of the immune system, viral infections, and the role of vaccines and antiviral therapies. It addresses global questions about pandemics through a humanised story, explaining complex scientific concepts in an accessible and engaging manner. The book offers an authoritative account of the persistent challenges of pandemics, highlighting the need for further understanding in antibody action and vaccine development, making it an essential read for those keen to comprehend the impact and mechanism of viruses.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780262542388

Publisher: MIT Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 February 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: MIT Press

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 137.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Arup K. Chakraborty is Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Physics and Chemistry at MIT, where he also served as the Founding Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. He is a founding member of the Ragon Institute. Andrey S. Shaw, an immunologist, is Staff Scientist in Immunology and Oncology at Genentech and holds adjunct professorships at Washington University in St. Louis and at the University of California, San Francisco. Illustrator Philip J. S. Stork is a Professor at the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health and Science University.