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A lucid and accessible history that should appeal to the general reader as well as those specifically interested in science. Illus.
Synopsis
This text reveals how viruses, with their amazing ability to mutate, have caused devastating diseases in the past and continue to provide one of the greatest challenges to science. The author seeks to provide an accurate account of these nimble parasites and counter media over-dramatization.