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Download or read book Leech written by Robert G. W. Kirk and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with razor-sharp teeth and capable of drinking many times its volume of blood, the leech is an unlikely cure for ill health. Yet that is exactly the role this worm-like parasite has played in both Western and Eastern medicine throughout history. In this book, Robert G. W. Kirk and Neil Pemberton explore how the leech surfaces in radically different spheres. The ancients used them in humeral medicine to bring the four humors of the body—blood, phlegm, and black and yellow bile—back into balance. Today, leeches are used in plastic and reconstructive surgery to help reattach severed limbs and remove pools of blood before it kills tissue. Leeches have also been used in a nineteenth-century meteorological barometer and a twentieth-century biomedical tool that helped win a Nobel Prize. Kirk and Pemberton also reveal the dark side of leeches as they are portrayed in fiction, film, and popular culture. From Bram Stoker’s Dracula to a video game player’s nemesis, the leech is used to represent the fears of science run amok. Leech shines new light on one of humanity’s most enduring and unlikely companions.
Book Synopsis John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character by : William Makepeace Thackeray
Download or read book John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Makepeace Thackeray immortalizes the memory of his lifelong friend in the novel "John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character". John Leech was a British caricaturist and illustrator. He was best known for his work for 'Punch', a humorous magazine for a broad middle-class audience, combining verbal and graphic political satire with light social comedy. Leech's critical yet humorous cartoons on the Crimean War (1853) helped shape public attitudes toward heroism, warfare, and Britons' role in the world. Leech also enjoyed fame as the first illustrator of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella 'A Christmas Carol'.
Download or read book Leeches written by L. Patricia Kite and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the different species of leeches, their physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.
Book Synopsis Leeches, Lice and Lampreys by : Graham C. Kearn
Download or read book Leeches, Lice and Lampreys written by Graham C. Kearn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many different kinds of animals have adopted a parasitic life style on the skin and gills of marine and freshwater fishes, including protozoans, flatworms, leeches, a range of crustaceans and even some vertebrates (lampreys). There is a parasitic barnacle, described first in the 19th century by Charles Darwin, fish lice that change sex and bivalve molluscs parasitic only when young. This book explores for the first time in one volume, the remarkable biology of these little known and frequently bizarre animals. The following closely interwoven themes are considered for each group of parasites: how they find their hosts, how they attach, feed and reproduce, the damage they inflict and how the host’s immune system retaliates. Based on the British fauna, but extending where appropriate to examples from North America, Australia and elsewhere, the book is essential reading, not just for the professional parasitologist, but also for anyone interested in fishes and in this neglected field of British natural history. With the enquiring naturalist in mind, terms and concepts are explained as they arise, backed up by a glossary, and the text is liberally illustrated. An introductory chapter on fish biology sets the scene and common fish names are used throughout, as well as scientific names.
Download or read book Leeches written by Barbara A. Somervill and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the life cycle and behavior of leeches.
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Download or read book Nematodes, Leeches, and Other Worms written by and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and types of worms, including leeches, earthworms, and tapeworms.
Download or read book Leeches (Hirudinea) written by K. H. Mann and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leeches (Hirudinea): Their Structure, Physiology, Ecology and Embryology presents a concise account of the vast knowledge, particularly in the realm of physiology of the Hirudinea. The text provides the various aspects of the life of leeches (Hirudenea). The first three chapters are devoted to the survey of the different families of leeches and the description of Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal leech). The physiological aspects of leeches such as its circulatory and respiratory systems, muscles, nerves, sense organs, and reproductive processes are elaborated in detail in subsequent chapters. Leech nutrition, behavior, locomotion, and the ways in which the distribution and abundance of leeches is affected by factors of the environment, both living and non-living are elucidated as well. Zoologists will find the book very useful and informative.
Book Synopsis Viagra, Prozac, and Leeches by : Don Ramon
Download or read book Viagra, Prozac, and Leeches written by Don Ramon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contents of this book originally appeared as columns in The Huntsville Item, in Huntsville, Texas. Here is a sampling of the comments the columns generated: "I laughed myself silly over Latin and German as applied to Sir Isaac Newton. Am sending a copy to my brother-in law " J.S. "I laughed so loud my wife came in from the next room to see what was the matter." B.L. "That may be the funniest thing I've ever read." K.R. "I loved your limericks. I laughed till I cried." G.N. "Your column today was especially funny. I laughed so hard, I almost barfed!" N. W. "While Mary and I have not had the pleasure of meeting either of you, we just wanted to send a note to say how much we look forward to Mr. Ramon's article every Sunday. His article alone is worth the price of admission. We mail his message to various friends of ours (some in Qatar) who just go ballistic. Today's was a classic!!!!!" M.C. (A letter to the publisher of The Huntsville Item). "The Greeting from Frankfurt was hilarious!!! I have tears rolling down my face. Springtime in Vienna was just as hilarious." S.S.B.
Book Synopsis Bloodsucking Leeches by : Tayler Cole
Download or read book Bloodsucking Leeches written by Tayler Cole and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 650 different types of leeches. And most want to suck your blood! These real-life vampires are nocturnal, like dark places, and only come out when they get thirsty! But can these bloodsuckers actually help humans? The ancient Egyptians may have been on to something! Readers learn about the habitats, history, and medical uses of the bloodsucking leech. Full-color photographs offer an up close view of these thirsty worms, and fact boxes share more details about their fascinating lives.
Book Synopsis LEECH – A WALKING NEEDLE AS A WOUND HEALER by : DR. HEMANT D TOSHIKHANE
Download or read book LEECH – A WALKING NEEDLE AS A WOUND HEALER written by DR. HEMANT D TOSHIKHANE and published by Book Rivers. This book was released on 2022-02-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Leeches Eat Blood! by : Miriam Coleman
Download or read book Leeches Eat Blood! written by Miriam Coleman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1900-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leeches are parasites that feed off the blood of many animals, including people. Living in freshwater, salt water, and even on land, these bloodsuckers are always looking for their next meal. Find out about the many kinds of leeches, their anatomy, habitats, and favorite meals. A fact spread highlights some of the more disgusting features of leeches.
Book Synopsis Dung Beetles, Slugs, Leeches, and More by : Alvin Silverstein
Download or read book Dung Beetles, Slugs, Leeches, and More written by Alvin Silverstein and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores 'yucky' things animals do, including slime-producing animals, blood-ingesting animals, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Synopsis Bloodsucking Leeches by : Pearl Neuman
Download or read book Bloodsucking Leeches written by Pearl Neuman and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the natural habitat, physicl chacteristics, diet, and behavior of bloodsucking leeches.
Book Synopsis A treatise on the utility of sangui-suction, or leech bleeding by : Rees Price (M.D.)
Download or read book A treatise on the utility of sangui-suction, or leech bleeding written by Rees Price (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 臺灣蛭類動物志:Leech Fauna of Taiwan-Biota Taiwanica by : Yi-Te Lai
Download or read book 臺灣蛭類動物志:Leech Fauna of Taiwan-Biota Taiwanica written by Yi-Te Lai and published by 國立臺灣大學出版中心. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pennsylvania Archives: pts. 1-2 by : Thomas Lynch Montgomery
Download or read book Pennsylvania Archives: pts. 1-2 written by Thomas Lynch Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
