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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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"Based on a wildly popular Atlantic article: an astonishing investigation into the world of microbes, and the myriad ways they control how other creatures -- including humans -- act, feel, and think As we are now discovering, parasites -- microbes that cannot thrive and reproduce without another organism as a host -- are shockingly sophisticated and extraordinarily powerful. In fact, a plethora of parasites affect our behavior in ways we have barely...
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Parasites are a major issue affecting animal and human health, welfare, and economic productivity. This book provides 555 questions to test your knowledge of animal and tropical parasitology, to help you study anywhere, with any amount of time.
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Covers the most important and the most neglected parasites in a concise manner.
Questions address parasite biology, epidemiology, diagnostics and management, all in relation to animal health....
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El libro Enfoque clínico y de pruebas diagnósticas en parasitología es un texto guía para el aprendizaje, la enseñanza y el entrenamiento en el diagnóstico clínico y de laboratorio de las principales enfermedades humanas de origen parasitario y de interés en salud pública. Está dirigido al personal del área de la salud profesional y en formación, así como a docentes de la misma rama. El libro se divide en ocho capítulos, a través de...
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If a pet has a flea problem, you're probably trying to solve it. Unfortunately, flea infestations are very difficult to eliminate!
Thankfully, we now know more about the biology and treatment of fleas than ever before, which has led to safe, effective, and affordable treatments, both on pets and in the home environment. This book provides an easy introduction to fleas for pet owners and the veterinary professionals advising them, to help effectively...
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With more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. However, doctors are deeply divided on how to diagnose and treat it, leading to the controversy known as the "Lyme Wars." Firmly entrenched camps have emerged, causing physicians, patient communities, and insurance companies to be pitted against one another in a struggle to define Lyme disease and its clinical challenges. Health-care...
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AcciDental Blow Up in Medicine: Battle Plan for Your Life offers an in-depth look at how to detect and treat deeply hidden dental problems and parasite/fungal problems, which are 'asymmetric threats' to health. You hold in your hands the key to a healthier immune system, and a healthier future.
In my years as a conventional physician and regional HMO medical director, I experienced the limits of care by specialists focused on separate systems in the...
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Eugene H. Kaplan is the Donald E. Axinn Endowed Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Conservation (emeritus) at Hofstra University. His many books include Sensuous Seas: Tales of a Marine Biologist (Princeton) and A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores (Peterson Field Guides).
Everything you ever wanted to know about parasites but were too horrified to ask
In What's Eating You? Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales...
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"In this unique piece of pop-science, one of the world's preeminent experts on parasites reveals their astonishing, disgusting, weird, and fascinating behaviors and how they provide insight into humanity's most difficult problems. Squeamishness aside, what can humans learn from the most reviled yet misunderstood animals on Earth: lice, tapeworms, and maggots that can eat a lizard from the inside? And how can these lessons help us negotiate a world...
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No matter where you look-- on the ground, in a drop of water, in the air and even on your skin-- there are living beings too small to be seen. They are microbes, individual living organisms made up of a single cell, essential for life on Earth. Microbes are essential for life, but are also the cause of diseases. Ferron takes readers into the tiny world of microorganisms.
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Una apasionante investigacion periodistica sobre los ultimos descubrimientos acerca de los parasitos y otros microorganismos que influyen en como actuamos, sentimos y pensamos. Muchas enfermedades mentales, incluso la esquizofrenia pueden tener en los parasitos su origen. Tambien pueden llegar a influir en el tipo de cultura, costumbres y tabues que desarrollan determinadas sociedades. Una vez que leas este libro ya no volveras a verte como antes....
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