Name: Parasite Rex
ISBN: 9780684856384

Carl Zimmer

Inside The Bizarre World Of Natures Most Dangerous Creatures

Parasite Rex 

"For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead." "This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET

inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures

Parasite rex

Jeannette Ordas

Definitely a bit of a gross-out and now that I'm now informed, I'll try not to go swimming in African lakes to avoid sleeping sickness. The author tries to make parasites out to be kinda cool and not such a horror show, but I'll do my best to stay away as best I can. Eww.

Parasite Rex Inside The Bizarre World Of Natures Most Dangerous Creatures