Microscopic enemies. Viruses, Bacteria and Vaccines

In recent years we have not only seen the flu returning to the front pages of newspapers, but we have also faced new fearsome diseases, such as SARS, Ebola or Zika. Few fields of science awaken as much fear and misunderstanding as microbiology, the study of organisms invisible to the human eye that, on one hand, help us to survive and on the other threaten to eliminate us from the planet.

This book gathers together what we know about the main infectious diseases -so common but in reality, so unknown- while at the same time denies with scientific arguments a series of false beliefs that hinder health advances. Throughout the pages of this volume we will see that viruses and bacteria have not only participated in the history of humanity but are still responsible for millions of deaths.