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Tapeworms, lice, and prions : a compendium of unpleasant infections /

Grove, David.

Tapeworms, lice, and prions : a compendium of unpleasant infections / Prof David Grove. - pages cm

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.

ISBN: 9780199641024 (hardback)

LCCN: 2013942199

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Communicable diseases--Transmission.
Worms as carriers of disease.
Arthropod vectors.
Pathogenic fungi.
Pathogenic bacteria.
Viruses.

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