People, Parasites, and Plowshares
Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders
By: Dickson D. Despommier, William Campbell (Foreword by)
Paperback | 15 March 2016 | Edition Number 1
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Despommier concentrates on particularly remarkable and often highly pathogenic organisms, describing their life cycles 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.
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Dickson D. Despommier is emeritus professor of public health and microbiology at Columbia University. For thirty-eight years, he taught parasitic diseases to second year medical students at Columbia's medical school. He has won numerous teaching awards
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ISBN: 9780231161954
ISBN-10: 0231161956
Published: 15th March 2016
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 240
Audience: General Adult
For Ages: 22+ years old
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 22.0 x 16.15 x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.41
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