Virusphere : Ebola, AIDS, influenza and the hidden world of the virus / (Record no. 2098)
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| fixed length control field | 01360nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780008296704 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 579.2 |
| Item number | RYA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ryan, Frank |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Virusphere : Ebola, AIDS, influenza and the hidden world of the virus / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Frank Ryan |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London : |
| Name of publisher | William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, |
| Year of publication | 2020. 2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 278 pages ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | <br/>A fascinating and long overdue examination of viruses from what they are and what they do, to the vital role they have played in human history. What are viruses? Do they rely on genes, like all other forms of life? Do they follow the same patterns of evolution as plants and animals? Frank Ryan answers these questions and many more in a sweeping tour of illnesses caused by viruses. For example, the common cold, measles, chicken pox, herpes and mumps, rubella, as well as less familiar examples, such as rabies, 'breakbone' fever, haemorrhagic fevers like Ebola, and virus-induced cancers. Along the way, readers will learn about the behaviours and ultimate goals of viruses, gaining a deeper understanding of their importance in relation to the origins and the evolution of life, as well as they ways viruses have changed us at the most intimate level, to help make us quintessentially human. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Viruses -- Popular works. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Vigyanpuri Campus | Vigyanpuri Campus | Stack | 27/09/2021 | 579.2 RYA | 004504 | 27/09/2021 | Books |