Insects, hygiene and history / J. R. Busvine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Busvine, James Ronald, author.

Series:

History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

History : Bloomsbury academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ectoparasitic infestations--History.

Ectoparasitic infestations.

Insect pests--History.

Insect pests.

Insects as carriers of disease--History.

Insects as carriers of disease.

Mites as carriers of disease--History.

Mites as carriers of disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474284868

1474284868

9781474241755

1474241751

OCLC:

922640377