Parasites : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests /

Hidden away within living tissues, parasites are all around us--and inside us. Yet, despite their unsavory characteristics, as we find in this compulsively readable book, parasites have played an enormous role in civilizations through time and around the globe. Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Mo...

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Main Author: Drisdelle, Rosemary, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; ONE: AMBUSH; TWO: MARKET OF PERIL; THREE: DRINKING-WATER ADVISORY; FOUR: ILLEGAL ALIENS; FIVE: PARASITES IN CONTROL; SIX: IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS; SEVEN: THE PARASITE FELONIES; EIGHT: EMERGING PARASITES; NINE: PARASITE EXTINCTION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ADDITIONAL READING; INDEX.