TY - BOOK AU - Grove,David TI - Tapeworms, lice, and prions: a compendium of unpleasant infections SN - 9780199641024 (hardback) KW - Communicable diseases KW - Transmission KW - Worms as carriers of disease KW - Arthropod vectors KW - Pathogenic fungi KW - Pathogenic bacteria KW - Viruses N2 - An extraordinary array of infectious agents affects humans; from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. In this compendium of the curious and fascinating organisms that cause disease, including Legionnaire's disease, mumps, CJD, and chlamydia, David I. Grove provides a lively, fact-filled account of the nature of each organism, their life cycle, the ingenious ways in which they infect humans, and the human stories behind their discovery ER -