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    Product details:

    • Publisher University of Nebraska Press
    • Date of Publication 1 September 2012
    • Number of Volumes Trade Paperback

    • ISBN 9780803243927
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages96 pages
    • Size 259x168 mm
    • Weight 276 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    Introduces well-known threats like foot and mouth disease, HIV, the flu, and HPV, as well as the lesser-known but helpful role that viruses play in saving global ecosystems from out-of-control blooms of algae.

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    Long description:

    We live in a world of viruses, biological entities to be confronted not by superheroes in capes but by scientists and informed citizens during their everyday lives. From the bustle of the airport to the wide expanse of the ocean to the remote tundra of the Arctic, viruses infect many different fronts in fascinatingly unique ways.

    World of Viruses is a graphic novel that contains the thrilling true stories of well-known threats like foot and mouth disease, HIV, the flu, and HPV, as well as the lesser-known but helpful role that viruses play in saving global ecosystems from out-of-control blooms of algae. The talented artists and writers included in this spectacular graphic novel feature the heroics and adventures of viruses and scientists, as they challenge each other for survival on planet Earth.
     

     

    "Captivating and informative."?Skipping Stones Magazine

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    Table of Contents:

    Foreword by Carl Zimmer
    Introduction
    Foot and Mouth Disease Virus
         Confined! - Graphic Story
         Terror on the Farm - Essay
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus
         Phantom Planet - Graphic Story
         Doomsday Virus - Essay
    Emiliania Huxleyi Virus
         Never-Ending Battle - Graphic Story
         Deadly Bloom - Essay
    Influenza Virus
         Frozen Horror - Graphic Story
         Waking the Dead - Essay
    Human Papillomavirus
         Curse of the Tree-Man - Graphic Story
         Cursed! - Essay

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