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Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A compendium of unpleasant infections
David Grove
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Description for Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A compendium of unpleasant infections
Hardback. An extraordinary range of infectious agents affect humans, from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. Looking at the curious nature of each, David I. Grove explores their life history, the people who discovered them, and how they were identified, in this fascinating exploration of infections around the globe. Num Pages: 624 pages, Approx 200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMRT; PDZ; PSGH; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1038.
An extraordinary array of infectious agents affects humans; from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. In this compendium of the curious and fascinating organisms that cause disease, including Legionnaire's disease, mumps, CJD, and chlamydia, David I. Grove provides a lively, fact-filled account of the nature of each organism, their life cycle, the ingenious ways in which they infect humans, and the human stories behind their discovery.
An extraordinary array of infectious agents affects humans; from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. In this compendium of the curious and fascinating organisms that cause disease, including Legionnaire's disease, mumps, CJD, and chlamydia, David I. Grove provides a lively, fact-filled account of the nature of each organism, their life cycle, the ingenious ways in which they infect humans, and the human stories behind their discovery.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1037g
Number of Pages
612
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199641024
SKU
V9780199641024
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About David Grove
David Ian Grove graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Adelaide in 1967, and was later awarded the degrees of doctor of medicine by that university and doctor of science by the University of Western Australia. He has a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of both the Royal ... Read more
Reviews for Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A compendium of unpleasant infections
At £25.00, this book is a snip and should be on everyone's reading list
Dr Alan Pike, Biologist
This book will be a great read for biologists interested in the history of infectious disease.
Quarterly Review of Biology vol 91 no.3
Fascinating.
Northern Echo
Dr Alan Pike, Biologist
This book will be a great read for biologists interested in the history of infectious disease.
Quarterly Review of Biology vol 91 no.3
Fascinating.
Northern Echo