People, Parasites, and Plowshares : : Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders / / Dickson Despommier.
Dickson D. Despommier's vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. Despommier focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or eve...
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Despommier, Dickson, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut People, Parasites, and Plowshares : Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders / Dickson Despommier. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (240 p.) : 43 b&w illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. This New House -- 2. Hooked on Parasites -- 3. Houdini's Nefarious Cousins -- 4. A Parasite for All Seasons -- 5. The Unholy Trinity -- 6. The Long and the Short of It -- 7. All's Well That Ends Wells -- 8. Nature Has All the Answers. What's Your Question? -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Dickson D. Despommier's vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. Despommier focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some parasites do great damage to their hosts, while others have signed a kind of "peace treaty" in exchange for their long lives within them. Many parasites also practice clever survival strategies that medical scientists hope to mimic as they search for treatments for Crohn's disease, food allergies, type 1 diabetes, organ transplantation, and other medical challenges. Despommier concentrates on particularly remarkable and often highly pathogenic organisms, describing their lifecycles and the mechanisms they use to avoid elimination. He details their attack and survival plans and the nature of the illnesses they cause in general terms, enabling readers of all backgrounds to steal a glimpse into the secret work of such effective invaders. He also points to the cultural contexts in which these parasites thrive and reviews the current treatments available to defeat them. Encouraging scientists to continue to study these organisms even if their threat is largely contained, Despommier shows how closer dissection of the substances parasites produce to alter our response to them could help unravel some of our most complex medical conundrums. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Host-parasite relationships Popular works. Parasites Popular works. Parasitology Popular works. Parasitology. MEDICAL / Pathology. bisacsh Campbell, William C., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Campbell, William. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231161954 https://doi.org/10.7312/desp16194 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231535267 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231535267/original |
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