Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A compendium of unpleasant infections [Hardcover]

An extraordinary range of infectious agents affect humans, from worms, arthopods, and fungi to bacteria, viruses, and prions. Looking at the curious nature of each, David I. Grove explores their life history, the people who discovered them, and how they were identified, in this fascinating exploration of infections around the globe.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.Infection: the search for its causesWorms1. Ascaris - the giant intestinal roundworm2. Tapeworms3. Hookworm anaemia4. Schistosomiasis (sometimes called Bilharziasis)5. Filariasis (elephantiasis)Arthropods6. Lice (pediculosis)7. The itch (scabies)Fungi8. Tinea (ringworm etc)9. Candida (thrush)Protozoa10. Giardiasis11. Amoebic dysentery and liver abscess12. Malaria13. Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)14. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (Oriental sore) and visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar)15. Chagas' disease (South American trypanosomiasis)Bacteria16. The germ theory of disease17. Anthrax18. Tuberculosis (consumption)19. Leprosy (Hansen's disease)20. The golden staphylococcus21. The streptococcus and post-streptococcal disorders22. The pneumococcus and pneumonia23. Gonorrhoea (the clap)24. Syphilis (the pox)25. The meningococcus and meningitis26. Diphtheria27. Whooping cough (pertussis)28. Cholera29. Typhoid fever30. Escherichi coli31. Shigella (bacillary dysentery)32. Tetanus (lockjaw)33. Plague (the Black Death)34. Brucellosis (undulant fever)35. Legionnaires' disease36. Helicobactlcd