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People, Parasites, and Plowshares

Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders

People, Parasites, and Plowshares( )
Author: Despommier, Dickson D.
ISBN:978-1-306-31313-1
Publication Date:Jan 2013
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $27.99
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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. He focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some do great damage to their hosts, while others have signed a kind of peace treaty in exchange for their long lives within them. They also, Despommier shows as he...
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