
Insects, Hygiene and History
James Ronald Busvine(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 19. November 2015
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-4742-4176-2 (ISBN)
Description
Busvine's introductory account of the evolutionary histories of insects and mites leads on to a fascinating study of human reactions to ectoparasites. It shows how the extent of man's curiosity about them and references to their prevalence provide a continuous commentary both on the history of biological science from Aristotle to the present day and on the modes and manners of ages past. Subjects of ribald verse, quack medicine and morbid imagination as well as literary symbols of piety, love and human insignificance, this is also the history of how medicine discovered that ectoparasites acted as transmitters for epidemic diseases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4742-4176-2 (9781474241762)
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Insects, Hygiene and History
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Person
James Ronald Busvine was Emeritus Professor of Entomology as Applied to Hygiene at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
Content
Introduction
1 The World of Insects and Mites
2 Origin and Evolution of Insects and Mites
3 The Harmful Effects of Parasites
4 The Prevalence of Ectoparasites in Different Epochs
5 Human Reactions to Ectoparasites
6 Ectoparasites as Objects of Scientific Curiosity
7 Medical Aspects of Ectoparasites
References
Index of Persons
Subject Index
1 The World of Insects and Mites
2 Origin and Evolution of Insects and Mites
3 The Harmful Effects of Parasites
4 The Prevalence of Ectoparasites in Different Epochs
5 Human Reactions to Ectoparasites
6 Ectoparasites as Objects of Scientific Curiosity
7 Medical Aspects of Ectoparasites
References
Index of Persons
Subject Index