LEADER 03596nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910451426903321 005 20210908221643.0 010 $a1-282-40293-5 010 $a1-280-83418-8 010 $a9786612402937 010 $a0-19-802775-3 010 $a0-19-532731-4 010 $a0-19-975484-5 010 $a9786610834181 010 $a0-19-535074-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000406412 035 $a(EBL)431168 035 $a(OCoLC)435912180 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937671 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10227204 035 $a(PQKB)10239993 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12089739 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10352282 035 $a(PQKB)10956036 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344252 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12099472 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344252 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10307098 035 $a(PQKB)11209236 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC510313 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431168 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431168 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10358259 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83418 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000406412 100 $a20000522d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aViruses, plagues, and history$b[electronic resource] /$fMichael B.A. Oldstone 205 $aRev. and updated ed. 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-511723-9 311 $a0-19-513422-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aViruses, plagues, and history. A general introduction. Introduction to the principles of virology. Introduction to the principles of immunology -- Success stories. Smallpox. Yellow fever. Measles virus. Poliomyelitis -- Present and future challenges. An overview of newly emerging viral plagues : the hemorrhagic fevers. Lassa fever. Ebola. Hantavirus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) : the first pandemic of the twenty-first century. West Nile virus : deaths of crows and humans. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) : AIDS, the current plague. Mad cow disease and Englishmen : spongiform encephalopathies-Prion disease. Influenza virus, the plague that may return. Conclusions and future predictions. 330 $aThe story of viruses and the story of humanity have been intertwined since the dawn of history. The first small cities formed not only the cradle of civilization, but the spawning ground for the earliest viral epidemics, the first opportunity for viruses to find a home in the human herd. This is a story of fear and ignorance, as everything from demons and the wrath of the gods to minority groups have been blamed for epidemics from smallpox to yellow fever to AIDS. It is a story of grief and heartbreak, as hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions, are wiped out in a single year. And it is a st 606 $aVirus diseases$xHistory 606 $aMedicine$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVirus diseases$xHistory. 615 0$aMedicine$xHistory. 676 $a614.57 700 $aOldstone$b Michael B. A$0926028 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451426903321 996 $aViruses, plagues, and history$92466082 997 $aUNINA