People, Parasites, and Plowshares: Learning from Our Body's Most Terrifying Invaders

by Dickson D. Despommier

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231161948
• ISBN13: 9780231161947
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher