Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions - A Compendium of Unpleasant Infections

An extraordinary range of infectious agents affect humans, from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. Looking at the curious nature of each, David I. Grove explores their life history, the people who discovered them, and how they were identified, in this fascinating exploration of infections around the globe.

Product details

• Authors: David Grove, David (Retired Grove, Grove David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2013
• EAN: 9780199641024
• ISBN: 978-0-19-964102-4
• No. of pages: 624
• Subjects: Guides > Health; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, Microbiology (non-medical), Parasitology (non-medical), popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, MEDICAL / Tropical Medicine, Popular medicine & health, Tropical Medicine, Popular medicine and health