Parasites

  • Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests
    By Rosemary Drisdelle

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1992. The New World Screwworm Eradication Programme: North Africa 1988–1992. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. Ford, E. B., D. P. Calfee, and R. D. Pearson. 2001.

  • Parasites
    By T. Spencer Cobbold

    Gentles, T. W., “Tapeworm in Birds,” letter to the 'Lancet,' Jan. 18, 1868, p. 106.—Haller, G., “Freyana und Picobia, zwei neue Milbengattungen,” in 'Sieb. u. Köll. Zeitsch.,' 1877, s. 181.—Johnston, D., “On the Grouse Disease,” letter ...

  • Parasites: The Inside Scoop
    By Judy Diamond, Scott Gardner, Gabor Racz

    Humans, other animals, and all plants have parasites, usually two or more kinds. Even parasites can have parasites. There are millions of species of parasites, and scientists discover new ones every day.

  • Parasites
    By Jennifer Viegas, Margaux Baum

    Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A Compendium of Unpleasant Infections. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014. Lew, Kristi. Food Poisoning: E. Coli and the Food Supply (Headlines!). New York, NY: Rosen Publishing, 2011.

  • Parasites: Tales of Humanity's Most Unwelcome Guests
    By Rosemary Drisdelle

    The evolution and life history of parasites, their role in shaping human history, as well as future threats posed by them.

  • Parasites: The Enemy Within
    By Hanna Kroeger

    Parasites: The Enemy Within

  • Parasites: The Inside Story
    By Judy Diamond, Scott Lyell Gardner, Gabor R. Rácz

    “Restoring Island Ecosystems: The Potential of Parasites to Control Introduced Mammals.” Conservation Biology 2 (1): 31–39. ... The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Carnivores of the World. Academic Press.

  • Parasites: The Inside Story
    By Judy Diamond, Scott Lyell Gardner, Gabor R. Rácz

    An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems This book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth.

  • Parasites: An Epidemic in Disguise
    By Stanley Weinberger

    Parasites thrive on junk food -- sugar, fried foods, and carbohydrates, and can be contracted from eating rare meats, food handlers, shaking hands with infected people, playing with infected pets, or from sexual activity.