COVID-19 - Science to Social Impact

This book highlights the overview of the COVID-19 pandemic from both the scientific and the social perspectives. The scientific part presents key facts of COVID-19, including the structure of the virus and the techniques for the diagnosis, treatment, and vaccine development against the disease, covering state-of-the-art findings and achievements worldwide. The social part is written by WHO professionals who worked on the frontier of the fight against the disease. It covers the global security situation during the pandemic, the WHO and governmental-level risk management measures, and the estimated impact that COVID-19 will eventually create on social life after it is globally controlled.

List of contents

The Science Behind History of the corona viruses.- Structure of the virus.- Diagnosis methods.- Therapeutics and medications.- Vaccination types and techniques.- The Social Impact.- Pandemic crisis and global security.- WHO and risk management.- Governmental policies.- Post-corona life.

About the author

Dr. Moones Rahmandoust is Assistant Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Dr. Seyed-Omid Ranaei-Siadat is Associate Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Product details

• Assisted by: Moones Rahmandoust (Editor), Ranaei-Siadat (Editor), Seyed-Omid Ranaei-Siadat (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2022
• EAN: 9789811631108
• ISBN: 978-981-1631-10-8
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics