Human Wildlife
Subtitle: The Life That Lives on Us
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: February 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780801874079
Subjects: Human biology; Popular medicine; Popular science; Parasitology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Popular works; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Health & Fitness / General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Public Health; Hominidae; Host-Parasite Relations; Medical parasitology
First sentence: We human beings are a part of the life on this planet-not apart from it.
Description: In Human Wildlife, Dr. Robert Buckman takes readers on a safari through the human body, pointing out the long-term residents, the itinerant visitors, the irritating vandals, and the ruthless invaders, carefully distinguishing between helpful friends, harmless acquaintances, and lethal foes. By turns funny, amazing, and alarming, Human Wildlife is an endlessly fascinating journey through our own private biospheres.