Overview
Written in simple narrative style which makes it accessible to an audience not familiar with parasitology
Grips the young adventurous audience yet introduces concepts of the variety of parasite species and the diseases they cause
Discusses life cycles and modes of infection with reference to topical current issues and mixed with first person descriptions and travel anecdotes
Light touch with humor yet scientifically accurate
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
B.H. Kwa, BS 1968 and MS 1971, Australian National University; Ph.D. 1977 University of Malaya. Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1972-1986. Nuffield Fellow, Imperial College, London, England, 1976-77. W.H.O. Visiting Scientist and Visiting Fellow in Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 1984. Assistant Professor 1986-1994 Associate Professor 1994-2000 and Professor 2000- present, College of Public Health, University of South Florida. Awarded USF College of Public Health Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998. Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor, USM Penang, Malaysia, 1998-1999. Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health USF, 2002-2004. Founding Chair of Department of Global Health USF, 2004-2012. Currently Professor of Global Health and Associate Dean for International Programs at the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Parasite Chronicles
Book Subtitle: My Lifelong Odyssey Among the Parasites that Cause Human Disease
Authors: Boo H. Kwa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74923-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74922-8Published: 04 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09105-7Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74923-5Published: 22 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 177
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Life Sciences, Parasitology, Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Zoology