Maneater (Abridged): And Other True Stories of a Life in Infectious Diseases Audiobook

" I like bitten better but this is also good. "

" Interesting infectious disease case studies. The author succeeds in being accurate without being sensational. I can only speak from the lab side, of course, but this is how it really goes! Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose, but people work hard on all fronts to save lives. "

" A fantastic book to read. When I meet people on the street, I sometimes wonder how many of them have certain parasites that are affecting their behavior. About twenty percent of the people in this country have toxoplasma gondii living in their bodies. When it invades the brain, it can affect behavior. Read the book and think about it. "

" I loved this book. I was impressed by how well Nagami wove together her medical narrative with stories of how her career does and doesn't affect her family life. This book is engaging, well written, and highly satisfying to those of us who love medicine and the diagnostic process. "

" Being in a medical field, I'm interested in the subject matter, but this is not a book for the faint of heart. Dr. Nagami spares no detail and I found the book to be a great read and quick as well. "

" This book is at its best when Dr. Nagami writes about her diagnostic process. When she does, the book reads like an excellent detective novel. Fortunately, this was most of the book. Unfortunately, she also attempts to squeeze in some ethical/spiritual discussions, such as the totally weird essay near the beginning where she describes a religious awakening she had after seeing the hand of a fetus during an abortion procedure. I'm not even sure what she was getting at, but I almost stopped reading right there. If you have any fascination for the human body or natural history, or you just like a good mystery, you'll probably enjoy most of this book. However, for more graceful writings on ethical and spiritual matters in medicine (plus lots of fascinating anatomy and science-ey stuff), try the essays of Richard Seltzer. "

" I of course love this stuff, but it's a fun look into the world of infectious disease physicians, with real stories. "

" A really entertaining read about some of the most unusual infectious disease cases seen by this esteemed doctor. Also, makes for a great conversation piece to have this one out on your coffee table. Not recommended for hypochondriacs! "

" Nagami is successful at blending medical intrigue with stories of human compassion. "

" Different than what I'd expected after reading "Bitten." This serves as an autobiography of Nagami's medical career and her significant cases--those that both touched and horrified her. Excellently written, just like her other books. Highly recommend. "

" Didn't keep me wanting more. Will finish eventually. "

" It was less gross stories and more inspirational, which wasn't what I was looking for. "

" I found this an interesting read. I have an interest in human biology and thought the amount of detective work involved in diagnosis was amazing.A quick book to read which not only described some interesting cases but also gave an insight into the doctors emotions "

" I'm being unfair to this book. It's not badly written, but it wasn't what I wanted to read/ It's more of a memoir couched in the frame of various medical cases. But I wanted a book all about diagnostics, diseases, and the treatments. "

" Encephelopathy (I may have invented that word) is ICKY. And brain worms are crazy and awesome. This is a collection of essays about infectious burrowers and parasites and diseases and encephelitis, from one of my favorite medical writers ever. "

" If you like the medical cases on the TV show House, then you might enjoy the strange cases recorded in this book. It's a nonfiction account of one diagnostician's cases. This is another one that I just loved, but it's not for everyone. "

" Written by a medical doctor who specializes in infectious diseases, this book is a compilation of stories about her most interesting cases and patients. Including the titular story about a woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, who instead had a tapeworm burrowing into her brain. "

" A good treatment of many of the viruses, bacteria and fungi that live among us. Dr. Nagami focuses on non-exotic conditions such as chickenpox, sepsis, and meningitis, rather than the exotics found in the tropics. A good compliment to Virus Hunter by C.J. Peters. "

" This book was more about the author's life experiences than the infectious diseases. She often wrote about her family and her emotions. The author also had a hard time staying focused, going into long tangents every few paragraphs. It's a shame, I do love a good tape worm story. "

" Although I didn't like this one as much as How Doctors Think, it is along the same lines, except about infectious disease rather than general internal medicine. By the way, the title refers to a jewish woman with a pork tapeworm in her brain. "