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Mosquito, a natural history of our most persistent and deadly foe, Andrew Spielman and Michael D'Antonio

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Mosquito, a natural history of our most persistent and deadly foe, Andrew Spielman and Michael D'Antonio

Language

eng

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mosquito

Oclc number

45861842

Responsibility statement

Andrew Spielman and Michael D'Antonio

Sub title

a natural history of our most persistent and deadly foe

Summary

An expert on this vexing insect traces the mosquito's origins, its role in history, and its ongoing threat to humankind as the bearer of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and encephalitis

Table Of Contents

Part One: Magnificent enemy -- Ch. 1. The mosquito herself -- Ch. 2. An insect's world -- Ch. 3. Tigers and tires -- Part Two: The mosquito and disease -- Ch. 4. Agent of history -- Ch. 5. Vector -- Ch. 6. Man against mosquito -- Part Three: The balance -- Ch. 7. The great mosquito crusade -- Ch. 8. Disease without borders -- Ch. 9. Living with mosquitoes

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