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Cure unknown: inside the Lyme disease epidemic by Weintraub, Pamela is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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This Book Is An Investigation Into The Science, History, And Politics Of Lyme Disease As Observed By A Journalist Whose Entire Family Contracted The Illness Traces Its Significant Rise And The Atypical Presentations That Have Made Its Diagnosis And Treatment Difficult. It Is A Narrative Investigation Into The Science, History, Medical Politics, And Patient Experience Of Lyme Disease Told By A Science Journalist Whose Entire Family Contracted The Disease. It Paints A Picture Of The Intense Controversy And Crippling Uncertainty Surrounding Lyme Disease And Sheds Light On One Of The Angriest Medical Disputes Raging Today. The Author Also Reveals Her Personal Odyssey Through The Land Of Lyme After She, Her Husband And Their Two Sons Became Seriously Ill With The Disease Beginning In The 1990s. From The Microbe Causing The Infection And The Definition Of The Disease, To The Length And Type Of Treatment And The Kind Of Practitioner Needed, Lyme Is A Hotbed Of Contention. With A Cdc Estimated 200,000 Plus New Cases Of Lyme Disease A Year, It Has Surpassed Both Aids And Tb As The Fastest-spreading Infectious Disease In The U.s. Yet Alarmingly, In Many Cases, Because The Disease Often Elude

Who reads Cure unknown: inside the Lyme disease epidemic?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Weintraub, Pamela
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780312378127
Category
science
Subjects
Medical, Fiction, Science
Rating
4.26 / 5 (296 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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