Viral : the search for the origin of Covid-19 / Alina Chan and Matt Ridley.
In this real-life detective story, a scientist and writer team up to try to discover how a virus whose closest relations live in bats in subtropical China somehow managed to begin spreading among people more than 1,500 kilometers away in Wuhan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063139121
- ISBN: 006313912X
- Physical Description: 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The copper mine -- Viruses -- The Wuhan whistleblowers -- The seafood market -- The pangolin papers -- Bats and the virus hunters -- Laboratory leaks -- Gain of function -- The furin cleavage site -- The other eight -- Popsicle origins and the World Health Organization -- Spillover -- Accident -- The origin of Covid-19 -- Epilogue: Truth will out. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | COVID-19 (Disease) > Etiology. COVID-19 (Disease) COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Coronavirus infections. |
Available copies
- 7 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | 614.592 C (Text) | 31554010760840 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | 614.592 C (Text) | 31554010760857 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
