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

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Author / Creator:	Grove, David I., author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 602 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language:	English
Subject:	Communicable diseases -- Transmission. Vector-pathogen relationships. Worms as carriers of disease. Arthropod vectors. Pathogenic fungi. Pathogenic bacteria. Viruses. Disease Transmission, Infectious. Vector-pathogen relationships Arthropod vectors. Communicable diseases -- Transmission. Pathogenic bacteria. Pathogenic fungi. Viruses. Worms as carriers of disease. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014806

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Varying Form of Title:	Compendium of unpleasant infections
ISBN:	9780191653445 0191653446 1306426502 9781306426503 9780199641024 0199641021
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Grove, David I. Tapeworms, lice and prions. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014 9780199641024

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