by Roberto Burioni · Rizzoli · tapa dura · ISBN 9788817148856
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«Virus, la grande sfida» is the popular science essay by Roberto Burioni, published by Rizzoli in hardback (240 pages, in Italian).
Roberto Burioni, with epidemiologist Pier Luigi Lopalco, explains what viruses are and how they work, from their jump from animals to humans to epidemics. The book reviews the history of major pandemics and scientific advances, and presents the new coronavirus as a challenge that science must face.
Published on 10 March 2020, it belongs to the Saggi italiani collection by Rizzoli; the full subtitle is «Dal coronavirus alla peste: come la scienza può salvare l'umanità».
Popular science work for the general public interested in medicine, viruses and epidemiology.
