Overview

This text discusses the current state of knowledge about Lyme disease, including its more controversial aspects. Four case studies are used to illustrate the varying course of the disease in different individuals and under different circumstances. A fifth patient is used as a model for people who, despite the absence of a clear medical diagnosis, remain convinced that Lyme disease explains their symptoms. The text explains how Lyme disease is spread, who is at risk, and describes the symptoms and consequences - from the rash following a tick bite to serious complications, such as infection of the nervous system, joints and heart. Diagnostic tests for the disease are described, and the test results explained. There is also a comparison made between Lyme disease and conditions often mistaken for it, such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. In addition, the text outlines what individuals can do to avoid getting Lyme disease, as well as what the community as a whole can do to reduce the number of Lyme-carrying ticks.

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This book by a physician doing research on the disease is an objective, comprehensive, up-to-date source that explains the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease using case histories to illustrate the symptoms and problems associated with it. Library Journal 1996

I am aware of no other book on Lyme disease with this degree of coverage for the general public. Dr. Barbour offers important advice about understanding and preventing the disease and he comments on a variety of interesting issues, including some of the controversial questions surrounding diagnosis and treatment. --Brian Schwartz, M.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health

Author Information

Alan G. Barbour, M.D., is a professor of medicine and microbiology at the University of California Irvine College of Medicine. He is co-discoverer of the cause of Lyme disease and one of the developers of the Lyme disease vaccine.

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