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An often heartbreaking look at the world’s first epidemic caused by climate change. Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into areas where it was once too cold for them to live. Mary Beth Pfeiffer argues it is the first epidemic to emerge in the era of climate change, infecting millions around the globe. She tells the heart-rending stories of its victims, families whose lives have been destroyed by a single, often unseen, tick bite. Pfeiffer also warns of the emergence of other tick-borne illnesses that make Lyme more difficult to treat and pose their own grave risks.  Lyme is an impeccably researched account of an enigmatic disease, making a powerful case for action to fight ticks, heal patients, and recognise humanity’s role in a modern scourge. 'Heart-wrenching...After you read Lyme, the standard advice of 'do your due diligence, check for ticks, stay aware' won't seem adequate...Pfeiffer has delivered a powerful wake-up call.' — Sierra

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Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg. --Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure. --Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well. --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves. --Mark Jerome Walters, author of Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them A major contribution to public knowledge of Lyme disease. --Christian Perronne, Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches, France A public warning and call to action --Bangor Daily News Engrossing...Pfeiffer makes a compelling argument that Lyme is expanding because of human influences on the environment, from warming temperatures to killing deer..this issue is important, urgent, and needs more advocates. --Massive Science In page after page of data and interviews with patients, advocates, and researchers around the world, Pfeiffer builds a strong case...the basic facts she sets forth are credible, and they deserve immediate attention. --Kirkus Superbly written and researched, Pfeiffer's work should go a long way toward convincing the public to take this modern-day scourge more seriously. --Booklist As Pfeiffer's hard-hitting study reminds us, non-specific symptoms and other complexities make tackling Lyme a formidable challenge...She nimbly interweaves numerous strands of research--into the influence of climate change on the Lyme invasion, the disease, the pathogen, the vectors and the harrowing impacts borne by some sufferers. --Nature A superbly written piece of investigative reporting, Lyme is as macabre as a Stephen King horror novel--except the topic is all the more frightening because it's real. --Garth Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences, Drexel University

"""A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves.""--Mark Jerome Walters, author of ""Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them"" ""As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well.""--Bill McKibben, author of ""The End of Nature"" ""A major contribution to public knowledge of Lyme disease.""--Christian Perronne, Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches, France ""A public warning and call to action""-- ""Bangor Daily News"" ""The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure.""--Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist ""Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg.""--Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace ""A work of both breadth and depth, impressively documented and often elegant.""-- ""MinnPost"" ""Engrossing.""-- ""Moms Clean Air Force"" ""A superbly written piece of investigative reporting, Lyme is as macabre as a Stephen King horror novel--except the topic is all the more frightening because it's real.""--Garth Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences, Drexel University ""Engrossing...Pfeiffer makes a compelling argument that Lyme is expanding because of human influences on the environment, from warming temperatures to killing deer..this issue is important, urgent, and needs more advocates.""-- ""Massive Science"" ""Fascinating, timely.""-- ""The Voice"" ""Heart-wrenching...After you read Lyme, the standard advice of 'do your due diligence, check for ticks, stay aware' won't seem adequate...Pfeiffer has delivered a powerful wake-up call.""-- ""Sierra"" ""Powerful.""-- ""Slate"" ""Superbly written and researched, Pfeiffer's work should go a long way toward convincing the public to take this modern-day scourge more seriously."" -- ""Booklist"" ""Thoroughly researched and extremely well-presented case to raise the banner for patients...Hopefully, Pfeiffer will raise significant awareness of Lyme to the attention of health authorities, who currently underestimate the real significance of this disease. This book should be instrumental in achieving the required change of perspective.""-- ""The Biologist"" ""A highly enjoyable, illuminating and informative read...I enjoyed this book so much that when I finished it...I went right back to the start to reread it.""-- ""Lyme Disease UK"" ""As Pfeiffer's hard-hitting study reminds us, non-specific symptoms and other complexities make tackling Lyme a formidable challenge...She nimbly interweaves numerous strands of research--into the influence of climate change on the Lyme invasion, the disease, the pathogen, the vectors and the harrowing impacts borne by some sufferers.""-- ""Nature"" ""In page after page of data and interviews with patients, advocates, and researchers around the world, Pfeiffer builds a strong case...the basic facts she sets forth are credible, and they deserve immediate attention.""-- ""Kirkus"""

Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg. --Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure. --Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well. --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves. --Mark Jerome Walters, author of Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them A major contribution to public knowledge of Lyme disease. --Christian Perronne, Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches, France A superbly written piece of investigative reporting, Lyme is as macabre as a Stephen King horror novel--except the topic is all the more frightening because it's real. --Garth Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences, Drexel University

Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg. --Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure. --Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well. --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves. --Mark Jerome Walters, author of Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them

As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well. --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg. --Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure. --Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves. --Mark Jerome Walters, author of Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them A major contribution to public knowledge of Lyme disease. --Christian Perronne, Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches, France A public warning and call to action --Bangor Daily News A work of both breadth and depth, impressively documented and often elegant. --MinnPost Engrossing. --Moms Clean Air Force A highly enjoyable, illuminating and informative read...I enjoyed this book so much that when I finished it...I went right back to the start to reread it. --Lyme Disease UK Heart-wrenching...After you read Lyme, the standard advice of 'do your due diligence, check for ticks, stay aware' won't seem adequate...Pfeiffer has delivered a powerful wake-up call. --Sierra Powerful. --Slate In page after page of data and interviews with patients, advocates, and researchers around the world, Pfeiffer builds a strong case...the basic facts she sets forth are credible, and they deserve immediate attention. --Kirkus Superbly written and researched, Pfeiffer's work should go a long way toward convincing the public to take this modern-day scourge more seriously. --Booklist Engrossing...Pfeiffer makes a compelling argument that Lyme is expanding because of human influences on the environment, from warming temperatures to killing deer..this issue is important, urgent, and needs more advocates. --Massive Science As Pfeiffer's hard-hitting study reminds us, non-specific symptoms and other complexities make tackling Lyme a formidable challenge...She nimbly interweaves numerous strands of research--into the influence of climate change on the Lyme invasion, the disease, the pathogen, the vectors and the harrowing impacts borne by some sufferers. --Nature A superbly written piece of investigative reporting, Lyme is as macabre as a Stephen King horror novel--except the topic is all the more frightening because it's real. --Garth Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences, Drexel University

Throws new light on one more danger caused by climate change. Pfeiffer points out the importance not only of combating ticks but also the need for doctors to respond quickly and provide appropriate treatment. A stark warning that Lyme is but the tip of the iceberg. --Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace The war against an eight-legged menace that emerged about 145 million years ago is escalating to frightening proportions, and we are losing it. Mary Beth Pfeiffer clearly outlines the failure of the scientific and medical communities to address the suffering of millions of people in the USA and around the world with tick-borne diseases. Her well-researched book is a call to action to find a cure. --Jane Alexander, actress, author, conservationist As the planet heats, ticks spread--and with them not only Lyme disease but also a distinctly unnatural fear of the natural world. This book offers a powerful alert--hopefully it will cause us not only to protect our individual selves, but our society as well. --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature A book on climate change I couldn't put down. An utterly convincing argument, beautifully told: what we do unto other species and the environment we do unto ourselves. --Mark Jerome Walters, author of Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them A major contribution to public knowledge of Lyme disease. --Christian Perronne, Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Raymond Poincare University Hospital, Garches, France A public warning and call to action --Bangor Daily News A work of both breadth and depth, impressively documented and often elegant. --MinnPost Engrossing. --Moms Clean Air Force Thoroughly researched and extremely well-presented case to raise the banner for patients...Hopefully, Pfeiffer will raise significant awareness of Lyme to the attention of health authorities, who currently underestimate the real significance of this disease. This book should be instrumental in achieving the required change of perspective. --The Biologist Fascinating, timely. --The Voice A highly enjoyable, illuminating and informative read...I enjoyed this book so much that when I finished it...I went right back to the start to reread it. --Lyme Disease UK Heart-wrenching...After you read Lyme, the standard advice of 'do your due diligence, check for ticks, stay aware' won't seem adequate...Pfeiffer has delivered a powerful wake-up call. --Sierra Powerful. --Slate Superbly written and researched, Pfeiffer's work should go a long way toward convincing the public to take this modern-day scourge more seriously. --Booklist Engrossing...Pfeiffer makes a compelling argument that Lyme is expanding because of human influences on the environment, from warming temperatures to killing deer..this issue is important, urgent, and needs more advocates. --Massive Science In page after page of data and interviews with patients, advocates, and researchers around the world, Pfeiffer builds a strong case...the basic facts she sets forth are credible, and they deserve immediate attention. --Kirkus As Pfeiffer's hard-hitting study reminds us, non-specific symptoms and other complexities make tackling Lyme a formidable challenge...She nimbly interweaves numerous strands of research--into the influence of climate change on the Lyme invasion, the disease, the pathogen, the vectors and the harrowing impacts borne by some sufferers. --Nature A superbly written piece of investigative reporting, Lyme is as macabre as a Stephen King horror novel--except the topic is all the more frightening because it's real. --Garth Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences, Drexel University

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Mary Beth Pfeiffer has been an investigative reporter for three decades and is the author of Crazy in America: The Hidden Tragedy of Our Criminalized Mentally Ill (Carroll & Graf Publishers/Basic Books, 2007).

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