Science & engineering
Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity
By Arup Chakraborty, Institute Professor and professor of chemical engineering, chemistry, and physics; and Andrey Shaw
MIT Press · 2021
This book provides an accessible explanation of how viruses emerge to cause pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work - concepts that provide the foundation for our public health policies.
From Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Open Library.
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