To Catch a Virus Second Edition Explores the Gripping History of Viral Epidemics
Washington, D.C. – September 14, 2022 – Following the journey of viral epidemics from the late 1800s to the present, a new, expanded edition of To Catch a Virus explores the evolution of viral diagnostic methods over the past century through a collection of gripping historical narratives. New from ASM Press and Wiley, To Catch a Virus chronicles the ongoing story of viral outbreaks, epidemics and resulting public health challenges. Of particular note in this new edition, master storytellers John Booss, Marilyn J. August and Marie Louise Landry take readers through the most significant public health threat of our time as they recount the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the people, the pathogen, and the progress in both diagnostic laboratories and other clinical settings that has touched every aspect of global health. The new edition will be released October 15, 2022.
Listen to the podcast episode of Meet the Microbiologist, featuring the authors of To Catch a Virus:
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