LEADER 04132nam 22006611 450 001 9910787314003321 005 20230803030735.0 010 $a0-231-53526-0 024 7 $a10.7312/desp16194 035 $a(CKB)2670000000396641 035 $a(EBL)1103471 035 $a(OCoLC)853360205 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918503 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11552643 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918503 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10908384 035 $a(PQKB)10719166 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000129979 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1103471 035 $a(DE-B1597)458794 035 $a(OCoLC)979628853 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231535267 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1103471 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10766058 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL562564 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000396641 100 $a20130118d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPeople, parasites, and plowshares $elearning from our body's most terrifying invaders /$fDickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-16194-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [199]-201) and index. 327 $aThis new house : Trichinella spiralis -- Hooked on parasites : Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus -- Houdini's nefarious cousins : the trypanosomes, the schistosomes, and the lymphatic filariae -- A parasite for all seasons : Toxoplasma gondii -- The unholy trinity : Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms -- The long and the short of it : tapeworms - Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Diphyllobothrium latum, Echinococcus granulosus, and Echinococcus multilocularis -- All's well that ends well : Dracunculus medinensis -- Nature has all the answers. What's your question?. 330 $aDickson 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 long lives within them. Many parasites also practice clever survival strategies that medical scientists hope to mimic as they search for treatments for Crohn's disease, food allergies, type 1 diabetes, organ transplantation, and other medical challenges. Despommier concentrates on particularly remarkable and often highly pathogenic organisms, describing their lifecycles 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. 606 $aHost-parasite relationships$vPopular works 606 $aMedical parasitology$vPopular works 606 $aParasites$vPopular works 606 $aParasitology 615 0$aHost-parasite relationships 615 0$aMedical parasitology 615 0$aParasites 615 0$aParasitology. 676 $a578.6/5 700 $aDespommier$b Dickson D$01508323 701 $aCampbell$b William$096337 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787314003321 996 $aPeople, parasites, and plowshares$93739671 997 $aUNINA