Conquering Lyme disease science bridges the great divide
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year. However, doctors are deeply divided on how to diagnose and treat it, giving rise to the controversy known as the "Lyme Wars." Firmly entrenched camps have emerged, causing physi...
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- What is Lyme disease?
- The early history and epidemiologic surveillance
- What are the symptoms and signs of Lyme disease?
- What do the diagnostic tests tell us?
- The great divide and the Lyme wars
- Why would symptoms persist after antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease?
- What are the treatments for Lyme disease?
- Other tick-borne infections
- What other noninfectious diseases have Lyme-like symptoms?
- Lyme disease prevention and transmission
- Suggestions to the patient in seeking evaluation or treatment
- The experience of the patient with chronic symptoms
- Frequently asked questions
- The good news emerging from Lyme disease research.
