
People, parasites, and plowshares
By Dickson D. Despommier
Subjects: Host-parasite interactions, Parasitology, Parasitology--history, Qx 45, Parasitic diseases, Parasites, Medical parasitology, Popular works, Host-parasite relationships, 2014 h-644, Parasitology--popular works, Ql757 .d47 2013, 578.6/5, History, Host-Parasite Interactions, Host-parasite relationships--popular works, Parasites--popular works
Description: 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.
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