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People, parasites, and plowshares

by Dickson D. Despommier

2013 213 pages eng

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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