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The Resource People, parasites, and plowshares : learning from our body's most terrifying invaders, Dickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell

People, parasites, and plowshares : learning from our body's most terrifying invaders, Dickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell

Label
People, parasites, and plowshares : learning from our body's most terrifying invaders
Title
People, parasites, and plowshares
Title remainder
learning from our body's most terrifying invaders
Statement of responsibility
Dickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
An account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites, following 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
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Despommier, Dickson D
Dewey number
578.6/5
Index
index present
LC call number
QL757
LC item number
.D47 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Parasites
  • Host-parasite relationships
  • Parasitology
Label
People, parasites, and plowshares : learning from our body's most terrifying invaders, Dickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn824353133
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xxi, 213 pages
Isbn
9780231161947
Isbn Type
(cloth : alk. paper)
Lccn
2012050589
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
People, parasites, and plowshares : learning from our body's most terrifying invaders, Dickson D. Despommier ; foreword by William C. Campbell
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn824353133
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xxi, 213 pages
Isbn
9780231161947
Isbn Type
(cloth : alk. paper)
Lccn
2012050589
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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