Virus en todas partes: Globalización y pandemias.
Ciudad de México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Dirección General de Divulgación de la Ciencia, Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial, 2023. First Edition. Paperback. 107p., photos, tables, graphics, bibl., indices, wrps. New. Item #84830
ISBN: 9786073077668
Viruses constantly surprise us. With just a few proteins, they take complete control of cells for their own benefit. They come in small and giant forms, enveloped and naked; they are found in the oceans, in tobacco, in the nasal mucosa and in many other places. Their great plasticity and adaptive capacity have allowed them to maintain a successful evolutionary career and counteract the efficient antiviral mechanisms of cells and their hosts. They are natural regulators of populations and participate in the homeostasis of ecosystems; they have also, since ancient times, generated devastating pandemics that have turned humanity upside down. The recent epidemics and pandemics caused by viruses such as HIV, dengue and SARS-COV-2 highlight the relevance of viruses in a broader ecological context, so understanding viruses is essential to imagining a better future for the planet. This book examines viruses under the concept of One Health and from there proposes strategies to preserve human health, animal health and that of ecosystems.
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