LEADER 04746nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910458805003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45876-0 010 $a9786612458767 010 $a1-4008-3220-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400832200 035 $a(CKB)2670000000011359 035 $a(EBL)483557 035 $a(OCoLC)647903154 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000444688 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11293205 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000444688 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10481154 035 $a(PQKB)11387845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483557 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36649 035 $a(DE-B1597)447027 035 $a(OCoLC)979742137 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400832200 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483557 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10376727 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245876 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000011359 100 $a20090528d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat's eating you?$b[electronic resource] $epeople and parasites /$fEugene H. Kaplan; illustrated by Susan L. Kaplan and Sandy Chichester Rivkin 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14140-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPreface: Personal Parasites -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tApologia -- $tOn the Sacredness of Life -- $tINTRODUCTION: The Saline Solution - An Inner Sea -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Land of Smiles -- $t2. An Encounter with Jordan Rose -- $t3. I Had a Farm in Africa -- $t4. Death of a Mouse -- $t5. Intimate Relationships -- $t6. A Peek into the Anus of - My Child -- $t7. The Well-Hung Dog -- $t8. Fiery Serpent -- $t9. It Hardly Ever Happens -- $t10. The Anti-Semitic Tapeworm -- $t11. Mother Always Wanted Me to Be a Real Doctor -- $t12. Missus Murphy's Baby -- $t13. The Day I Flunked the Macho Test -- $t14. The Biblical Plagues -- $t15. Alley Cats and Seagulls -- $t16. A Better Mousetrap -- $t17. Scandals and Ghosts -- $t18. Spiny-Headed Monsters -- $t19. Bloodsucking Beasts -- $t20. Ode to a Cockroach -- $t21. Bats, Bugs, and Bloody Bites -- $t22. Little Fleas Have Littler Fleas -- $t23. How to Get Rid of Crabs -- $t24. Wild Virgins -- $tINEXPLICABLE BEHAVIOR: Some Relationships Are More Intimate Than Others -- $tIntroduction -- $t25. Topsy-Turvy Worlds -- $t26. A Day in the Caribbean -- $t27. Tit, Tit, Tittie - Cuckoo -- $t28. The Game of Life: Name That Category -- $t29. Paean of Praise -- $t30. Tips for Travelers -- $tEpilogue -- $tGlossary -- $tSelected References -- $tIllustration Sources -- $tIndex 330 $aIn What's Eating You? Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. Kaplan has spent his life traveling the globe exploring oceans and jungles, and incidentally acquiring parasites in his gut. Here, he leads readers on an unforgettable journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. In a narrative that is by turns frightening, disgusting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Kaplan describes how drinking contaminated water can cause a three-foot-long worm to burst from your arm; how he "gave birth" to a parasite the size and thickness of a pencil while working in Israel; why you should never wave a dead snake in front of your privates; and why fleas are attracted to his wife. Kaplan tells stories about leeches feasting on soldiers in Vietnam; sea cucumbers with teeth in their anuses that seem to encourage the entry of symbiotic fish; the habits of parasites that cause dysentery, river blindness, and other horrifying diseases--and much, much more. Along the way, he explains the underlying science, including parasite evolution and host-parasite physiology. Informative, frequently lurid, and hugely entertaining, this beautifully illustrated book is a must-read for health-conscious travelers, and anyone who has ever wondered if they picked up a tapeworm from that last sushi dinner. 606 $aParasites$vPopular works 606 $aHost-parasite relationships$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aParasites 615 0$aHost-parasite relationships 676 $a616.9/6 700 $aKaplan$b Eugene H$g(Eugene Herbert),$f1932-$01049914 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458805003321 996 $aWhat's eating you$92479294 997 $aUNINA