Humans may only become aware of viruses during infectious disease epidemics. But in fact, humans have been living with viruses day and night since the day they were born.
From influenza viruses that are susceptible in autumn and winter, to coronaviruses that are easily transmitted through droplets, to HIV with a long incubation period, through imagination, speculation and experiments, it was not until nearly the middle of the 20th century that humans saw the true appearance of viruses under an electron microscope for the first time. By 1980, the smallpox virus that had infected humans for 5,000 years was completely eradicated. However, regardless of whether we truly "defeat" the viruses or not, humans have finally reached a long-term balance with them, and have survived in the world in their own ways.
In this short book, Dorothy Crawford vividly describes the nature of the virus and its unique way of survival. At the same time, she leads readers to understand the culprits responsible for major public health events in human history, and predicts how humans and viruses will affect each other in the future. Open this book and understand the hundreds of thousands of years of cat-and-mouse game between humans and viruses.
Reader comments
Author Dorothy Crawford's descriptions are vivid, and the book also talks about the culprits of major public health events. I think this book is like a cat-and-mouse game. We must continue to understand viruses in order to get along with them better. However, I still prefer playing games, haha!
Read it carefully, read it ten times, it's a really good book
Author Dorothy Crawford's descriptions are vivid, and the book also talks about the culprits of major public health events. I think this book is like a cat-and-mouse game. We must continue to understand viruses in order to get along with them better. However, I still prefer playing games, haha!
Read it carefully, read it ten times, it's a really good book