04405nam 2201069Ia 450 991080694880332120230725035444.097866126976851-282-69768-40-520-94578-610.1525/9780520945784(CKB)2670000000355308(EBL)566759(OCoLC)656876210(SSID)ssj0000424861(PQKBManifestationID)11306086(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424861(PQKBWorkID)10475446(PQKB)11408576(MiAaPQ)EBC566759(MdBmJHUP)muse30992(DE-B1597)518740(DE-B1597)9780520945784(Au-PeEL)EBL566759(CaPaEBR)ebr10402693(CaONFJC)MIL269768(EXLCZ)99267000000035530820090709d2010 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierParasites[electronic resource] tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests /Rosemary DrisdelleBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (276 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25938-6 0-520-26977-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Author's note --Introduction --1. Ambush --2. Market of Peril --3. Drinking-Water Advisory --4. Illegal Aliens --5. Parasites in Control --6. In the House of Mirrors --7. The Parasite Felonies --8. Emerging Parasites --9. Parasite Extinction --Epilogue --Notes --Selected bibliography and additional reading --IndexHidden away within living tissues, parasites are all around us-and inside us. Yet, despite their unsavory characteristics, as we find in this compulsively readable book, parasites have played an enormous role in civilizations through time and around the globe. Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests puts amoebae, roundworms, tapeworms, mites, and others at the center of the action as human cultures have evolved and declined. It shows their role in exploration, war, and even terrorist plots, often through an unpredictable ripple effect. It reveals them as invisible threats in our food, water, and luggage; as invaders that have shaped behaviors and taboos; and as unexpected partners in such venues as crime scene investigations. Parasites also describes their evolution and life histories and considers their significant benefits. Deftly blending the sociological with the scientific, this natural and social history of parasites looks closely at a fascinating, often disgusting group of organisms and discovers that they are in fact an integral thread in the web of life.ParasitesPopular worksParasitologyamoebae.biology evolution.biology.crime scenes.disgust.easy to read.engaging.entomology.evolution.exploration.food and water.global attitudes.human cultures.human history.invaders.invisible life.living tissues.man versus nature.microbiology.mites.natural history.nonfiction.organisms.parasites.parasitology.role of parasites.roundworms.science nature.scientific.scientists.social history.sociological.taboos.tapeworms.terrorism.threats and danger.war.ParasitesParasitology.591.6/5Drisdelle Rosemary1959-1703839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806948803321Parasites4089348UNINA