| Description |
iv, 123 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118) and index. |
| Contents |
Is there room for all those parasites? -- How should we feel about our parasites? -- Origin and evolution of our parasites -- Are they parasites or are they diseases -- What kinds of creatures become parasites? -- Where do our internal parasites live? -- Digestive tract inhabitants -- Blood-dwelling parasites -- Parasites of the lymphatic system -- Liver livers -- Worms that live in our muscles -- Connective tissue dwellers -- Things that live in our eyes and brain -- All over our body -- How to keep parasites at bay. |
| Summary |
Hypochondriacs beware! "Fearsome Fauna" is a wickedly amusing and startlinglyinformative look into the secret world of the parasites that inhabits each ofus. |
| Subject |
Parasites -- Popular works.
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Parasites. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Subject |
Parasitic diseases -- Popular works.
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Parasitic diseases. |
| ISBN |
0716733862 |
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9780716733867 |
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