Understand the virus

Author: Chen Shengliang
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is suitable for college and high school students, their teachers, professionals in the fields of biological and medical sciences, as well as biology enthusiasts. Viruses are the smallest organisms in nature. After more than a century of research, their characteristics and their interactions with humans and the natural world have been gradually revealed. The 2003 SARS outbreak and the silent battle against the epidemic across the country gave people a deeper understanding of viruses. This book introduces the discovery and historical stages of viral research, their classification and naming, and their fundamental properties in a simple and engaging manner, accompanied by illustrations. It dedicates significant space to popular scientific knowledge about common medical viruses, animal viruses, insect viruses, plant viruses, and bacteriophages that are closely related to human health. The aim is to provide the public with a reference book to understand viruses and enrich their knowledge of virology.