Author: Dr. Raul Rabadan Publisher: Cambridge University Press Date Published: 2021 Pages: 120 Cover Type: Soft Cover Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
You may use this course to earn continuing education contact hours through December 31, 2024. This course meets the Florida 1-hour specialty requirement in microbiology. For those certified by ASCP, it provides 6 contact hours in microbiology.
Written by a leading expert, Understanding Coronavirus, newly revised and updated, is a concise and accessible introduction providing answers to the most common questions surrounding Coronavirus. It is “a clear scientific guide to COVID-19...[it] illuminates coronavirus science not only with clear writing but also with good graphics and illustrations.” Clive Cookson, Financial Times (from the book jacket).
The revised and updated version now also covers how the virus mutates, how important these mutations are, how vaccines work, and what we can expect in the near and long-term future.
Chapters: How is the Coronavirus Spreading? • What is a Coronavirus? • How is the Coronavirus Changing? • How did the COVID-19 Outbreak Start and Evolve? • How Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Compare to the SARS Outbreak in 2003? • How Does the COVID-19 Outbreak Compare to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza? • How Can We Treat the Virus and Prevent Infections?