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THE MUST-READ HORROR NOVEL FROM THE MILLION-COPY-SELLING GRAHAM MASTERTON. A RASH OF MURDERS A young woman pours acid over her body. A loving husband kills his wife. A headteacher throws her pupils out of a window. Who or what has made ordinary Londoners commit such horrific acts? A DEADLY VIRUS DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel of Tooting police are at a loss. With no obvious connection between the killings, they fear a virus. THE INFECTION IS SPREADING Something evil is stirring in the city. A supernatural force that infects its victims with a lust to murder. And Jerry and Jamila are powerless to stop it... 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time.' PETER JAMES

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Veterinary virologist Jason Mitchell can’t keep his mouth shut, can’t lie convincingly, and can’t follow orders. He’s an unlikely candidate to help the CIA locate and destroy a deadly hybrid virus stolen from Jason’s lab at the University of Minnesota. From Washington to Djibouti, From Minneapolis to Yemen, Marines cringe, Senators turn livid, and CIA agents shudder as Jason struggles to prevent the virus from becoming a biological weapon in the hands of insurgents.. Jason and Ann Hartman, veterinarians, lovers, and graduate students, conduct a study of BCV in calves, a common virus that causes diarrhea in cattle. A recently arrived Chinese student accidentally exposes the calves to the SARS virus, a close relative of BCV. The calves and the Chinese student develop a severe and puzzling pneumonia. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) isolates a hybrid BCV-SARS virus from the Chinese student and the calves. The FBI is notified of the new and dangerous virus. Meanwhile, Ahmed, more con man than graduate student, discovers samples of Jason's that contain the virus. He steals them and flees to Yemen where he pretends to be a devout Muslim to get funding from a terrorist group that believes the virus will be valuable as a biological weapon and as bait to lure the CIA into military action that will kill innocent civilians and increase hatred of the US. In a very serious situation with a bumbling hero and unexpected situations, Jason and an unconventional CIA agent redefine “thinking outside the box” as they con Ahmed, dodge bullets, and thwart the bad guys."A medical thriller that will keep you guessing and engaged while offering subtle humor as the good guys triumph."

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il virus brings together 113 poems written over seventy-eight days during the spring 2020 pandemic lockdown in Toronto. These responses to daily news and eclectic media posts encompass dogs (lots of them), Zambonis, jazz and blues, Jackie Gleason, mathematics, thermodynamics, and geography (real and imagined). These miniatures are Lillian Necakov's most spare poems, but each is jam-packed with explosives: anger, grief, love, need, and a foraging for ink.

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Join science expert Dr Ben Martynoga and illustrator extraordinaire Moose Allain on a fascinating, sometimes funny, and occasionally scary journey through the world of viruses. Explore the science behind viruses and the COVID-19 pandemic in a fascinating story of hijacked human cells and our own internal emergency services. Along the way, you'll learn what viruses are, how they work, and how we can overcome - or at least learn to live alongside - those that do us harm.

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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary. Cancer is, after all, not catching. Even now, the idea of a virus causing cancer surprises many people. But Epstein-Barr, named after its discoverers, Sir Anthony Epstein and Dr Yvonne Barr, is fascinating for other reasons too. Almost everyone carries it, yet it is only under certain circumstances that it produces disease. It has been associated with different, apparently unrelated, diseases in different populations: Burkitt's Lymphoma, producing tumours in the jaw, in African children; a nasal tumour in China; glandular fever in Europe and the USA; and the majority of cases of Hodgkin's Disease everywhere. This book tells the story of the discovery of the virus, and the recognition of its connection with these various diseases - an account that spans the world and involves some remarkable characters and individual stories.

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Un llibre per a infants que ajuda, d'una manera senzilla i clara, a conèixer algunes característiques de les bactèries i dels virus, ara que els més petits tenen tanta curiositat sobre malalties i contagis. Quin aspecte tenen les bactèries? I els virus? Quina mena d'hàbits saludables hem de fomentar per tenir cura de la nostra salut?Per afavorir la lectura autònoma dels petits lectors, cada doble pàgina presenta el text d'una manera breu i escrit amb dues modalitats de lletra: de pal i lligada.

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What happens when we die? And what happens to those of us who are propelled into the strange reality of a near death experience? How do we re-integrate into the world when our understanding of reality has been turned upside-down? A Benevolent Virus follows the intertwining stories of two NDE survivors who struggle to make sense of their lives in the wake of an NDE. Ann Richards, a successful television reporter is faced with the breakdown of her marriage and her career as she struggles to get to the truth of her experience. Daniel Breton, an ex-Marine who was near-fatally injured in Fallujah, tries to find meaning in his NDE by recording the stories of others who have had similar experiences. Both Ann and Daniel are set on a spiritual adventure that forces them each to explore ideas of consciousness and the quantum universe that challenge their old worldview.

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In the tradition of M. T. Anderson’s Feed and Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, The Mind Virus is the thrilling conclusion to the Unplugged series, which Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100, called “chilling and addictive.”Skylar Cruz has managed to shut down the body market that her sister Jude opened, and to create a door to allow App World citizens reentry into the Real World. But as tensions between the newly mingling people escalate, she’s not sure if it was the right decision after all. Still reeling from Kit’s betrayal, she’s not sure of anything anymore.And for those who are still in the App World, a new danger looms. A virus, set in motion by Jude’s actions, is killing off the bodies of those who remained plugged in—and no one knows how to stop it.It’s up to Skylar to once again save the worlds—and only time will tell who will be standing alongside her in the end.

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A Waterstones science book of the yearA book of the year for The Times and Sunday TimesNew York Times editor''s choice Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction''The book that might change the world ... This is luxury-class science writing'' TELEGRAPH''One of the best books of any genre that I''ve read in 2023, this superbly-written book ... will fascinate absolutely everyone'' FORBES''A delight. To learn more about phages is to discover fascinating details about a hidden world'' NATURE''Outstanding'' CLIVE MYRIEThe viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. These good viruses are called ''phages'', and they are the most abundant life form on Earth.The Good Virus reveals how these weird and wonderful microbes shape our health, support our ecosys

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Stark social inequalities have been revealed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This book explores these inequalities through three thematic strands: power and governance, gender, and marginalized communities. Through its examination, the book uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is.

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Filling a gap in the literature, this guide analyzes EBV infection and all of its associated disorders including infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease. Opening with a historical introduction, the reference progresses from molecular virology, epidemiology, immunology, and pathology to clinical presentation, diagnosis, disease detection, patient management, and vaccine development.

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Multiple viruses can be detected concurrently using the Integrated Virus Detection System (IVDS). Integrated Virus Detection describes this technology and provides many examples of applications including a chapter on viruses found in honeybees with descriptions of seasonal and yearly variation. This straightforward technology can be used to detect known, unknown, and unsequenced viruses collected from environmental and other complex biological sources.This book summarizes more than ten US patents issued for the invention of the IVDS, which is the common name of the electrospray–differential mobility analyzer method. The IVDS is powering mankind’s ability to rapidly detect, measure, and monitor viruses as well as virus-like particles. Three facts make rapid detection possible: virus size, which ranges from 20 to 800 nm.; disparity in each virus species’ particle size thus allowing size data to be used for detection and preliminary identification; and the fact that virus particle density is distinct from other nanoparticles.The IVDS can ascertain the absence of virion particles, thus presenting compelling evidence of a true negative, which is useful in verifying decontamination and other processes. In addition, large numbers of samples may be processed in an automated fashion, providing an excellent means to prescreen them for judicious targeting of subsequent tests such as PCR or the discriminating method for identifying microbes, which is mass spectrometry proteomics.* The book is helpful to anyone interested in virus detection, especially in situations where many viral types may coexist.*Identifying Microbes by Mass Spectrometry Proteomics (CRC Press 2013)

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Perpinyà, novelista, ensayista y dramaturga, nos propone una obra interdisciplinar ?con la que obtuvo el XII Premio Málaga de Ensayo? que sistematiza el concepto del caos a través de la Teoría del Caos, ilustrándola en ámbitos literarios, artísticos, políticos, sociales y sanitarios.El caos está más organizado de lo que pensamos. No es anarquía. En Física, el caos tiene reglas: irregularidad, extrañeza, multiplicidad, velocidad, entre muchas otras. Lo curioso es que las propiedades de la materia agitada no solamente se encuentran en el universo sino que también las posee el arte experimental, la posverdad y los cataclismos sociales.El ensayo analiza el caos moderno artístico, social y político a través de la caología, traduciendo y adaptando la física a las humanidades de una manera clara. Estableciendo un sistema de comparaciones entre la teoría física, la posverdad, la epidemiología y el arte, la tesis de Caos, virus, calma reside también en que la deconstrucción, el nihilism

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Managing risk when working with Orbiviruses with a special emphasis on Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus.- Recognition of Field Signs, Necropsy Procedures and Evaluation of Macroscopic Lesions of Cervids Infected with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus.- Virus Isolation of Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Cell Culture.- Purification of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (and other Orbiviruses) particles from infected mammalian or insect cells.- Confocal microscopy of fluorescently labelled EHDV infected cell cultures.- Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus Titration.- Virus neutralisation test for detecting and quantifying serum neutralising antibodies to epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (serotypes 1, 2, and 4-8).- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Assay.- Detection of EHDV antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).- Real-time RT-PCR for the diagnosis of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus.- Real-time RT-PCR assays for typing of

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Since the 1990s, the virus and the network metaphors have become increasingly popular, finding application in a broad range of everyday discourses, academic disciplines, and fiction genres. In this book, Rahel Sixta Schmitz defines and discusses a trope recurring in Gothic fiction: the supernatural media virus. This trope comprises the confluence of the virus, the network, and a deep, underlying media anxiety. This study shows how Gothic narratives such as House of Leaves or The Ring feature the supernatural media virus to negotiate as well as actively shape imaginations of the network society and the dangers of a globalized, technologized world.

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The coronavirus has upended the post-World War II narrative in global affairs, as the United States and the European Union struggle to contain what may well become the deadliest pandemic in a century. Countries with some of the world's most advanced biomedical research systems were slow to lock down, slow to set up testing and contact-tracing, slow to equip their health workers with personal protective equipment, and slow to mandate mask-wearing in their populations. This has been in contrast with other countries--especially in Asia--which are further on the road to eliminating the virus completely. In much of Africa, too, where HIV and Ebola have helped to prepare public health systems for epidemics, the policy response has been of a higher quality than that in much richer nations. In this issue of Critical Muslim, we explore the impact of the virus on the world, examining how different countries have responded to the pandemic; why the science and health policies of richer nations were found wanting; and the implications for a post-pandemic future. About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.

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The curious crew from Netflix's Ask the StoryBots star in an all-new Step into Reading leveled readerWhat is a virus? How do you catch a cold? Beep, Boop, and the rest of the robots from Netflix's Ask the StoryBots are looking for answers. The inquisitive team make this timely concern interesting, entertaining, and not-so-scary. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 who love the StoryBots will enjoy this fun and educational Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader.Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

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Durante años los científicos nos han estado advirtiendo que una pandemia era casi inevitable. Ahora está aquí y el resto de nosotros tenemos mucho que aprender. ?Un planeta de virus? presenta la investigación más reciente sobre cómo los virus dominan nuestras vidas y nuestra biosfera. Las explicaciones lúcidas de Zimmer y sus fascinantes historias demuestran cuán profundamente están entrelazados los humanos y los virus. Éstos ayudaron a dar lugar a las primeras formas de vida, son responsables de muchas de nuestras enfermedades más devastadoras y continuarán controlando nuestro destino durante siglos. Completamente legible y, a pesar de su honestidad acerca de las amenazas, tan tranquilizador como aterrador, es un fascinante recorrido por un mundo que todos necesitamos comprender mejor.

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This collection of essays by some of South Africa’s foremost HIV/AIDS writers, doctors, and activists takes readers down the rabbit hole of AIDS denialism when thousands of people died unnecessarily as their treatment became the subject of intellectual debate by politicians. Recounting the democratic, postapartheid government's questioning of the link between HIV and AIDS and the contention of the inefficacy of antiretroviral drugs, this history stands as both a chronicle of the past and a cautionary tale for the future.

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Los virus son noticia. Desde el surgimiento de pandemias como el VIH, la gripe porcina o el SARS, constantemente estamos siendo bombardeados con información sobre nuevas infecciones letales. La última y más dramática es el SARS-CoV-2. En esta breve introducción, Dorothy Crawford muestra hasta qué punto los virus resultan inteligentes y son, con mucho, las formas de vida más abundantes del planeta.En esta segunda edición actualizada, Crawford relata la historia de virus asesinos por todos conocidos, como el ébola y Zika, así como el virus del MERS, el SARS-Cov-1 y el Sars-Cov-2, causante de la pandemia de la covid-19, y analiza cómo en el siglo XXI los viajes aéreos facilitan la propagación internacional de los virus. También evalúa los efectos del calentamiento global, que ha hecho aumentar la dispersión de virus transmitidos por vectores como el dengue, la fiebre amarilla y el virus del Nilo Occidental, y adelanta los efectos que esto tendrá en las poblaciones de climas subtropicales y templados de América, Australasia y Europa. Asimismo, explora el papel que desempeñan los virus en el control del medio marino, pues hay casi dos mil millones de ellos en cada litro de agua de mar y resultan esenciales para el delicado ecosistema del océano. Finalmente, tras examinar nuestro actual estilo de vida, Crawford mira hacia el futuro para preguntarse si alguna vez podremos vivir en armonía con los virus y cómo deberíamos actuar para prevenir las consecuencias devastadoras asociadas a algunos virus emergentes.

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Alguna vez te has preguntado qué se siente al ser un virus? En este libro tienes la oportunidad de vivirlo en primera persona, ya que es un propio virus el que te cuenta su historia y cómo se enfrenta a diario a las batallas inmunitarias de nuestro organismo. Con apenas vocabulario científico y con un lenguaje al alcance de todos, por fin podrás entender mejor de qué es capaz tu sistema inmunológico y cuánto sacrifica por ti.Cada día hay millones de infecciones, de decenas de virus distintos, que cambian la vida de muchas personas. La mayoría de las personas conocen sus efectos, pero poco sobre qué es lo que hacen en nuestro cuerpo para provocarlos, y comprenderlo puede dar un poder especial en nuestro día a día.Este libro no es una guía típica de sistema inmunitario, ni vas a encontrar un índice clásico de un libro de ciencia. Aquí es el virus el que cuenta su historia, desde que los humanos sabemos de ellos, pasando por cómo él hace su trabajo día a día infectando célula

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Is there an ‘after the virus’, or is covid-19 and a world of future pandemics simply something we will have to live with for an indefinite period of time? In all honesty, no one knows the answer to that, which is why it is so destabilising. The covid pandemic poses huge challenges for Scotland – but also a unique opportunity to rethink who we are as a country, where we are heading, and how to restructure our economy, culture, politics and relationships in addressing the deep disparities the virus has exposed. Bringing together the unique voices of some of our best creative writers, poets and commentators, this book makes a significant contribution to rethinking our future. It explores what ‘after the virus’ could look like, and how it might be possible. Here are the hopeful voices we need for a time of both uncertainty and exploration.

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A thrilling, high-octane sci-fi adventure from Bodyguard bestseller, Chris Bradford. In Gamer, Scott escaped Virtual Kombat – the all-too-real virtual reality game in which Vince Power risks the lives of street kids for profit. Scott's now on the run and comes across a gang of techno-hackers who share his wish to destroy VK. They've developed a virus that could do the job, but in order to implant it Scott has to re-enter the arena and risk being trapped inside the game forever… A nerve-wracking sci-fi tale, perfect for fans of Chris, action, adventure and gaming. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 9+

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