Description:

An important education on an epidemic illness that is affecting thousands of people across the globe. Insight into the politics, government, and medical denial surrounding Lyme disease, why patients are ignored, and intimate stories from patients describing life with chronic illness no one will acknowledge. Topics include history, politics, co-infections, the "herxheimer" effect, "Munchausen's", patient responsibility, prevention, pediatric and geriatric infection, diagnostic testing explained and a half dozen personal stories from Lyme sufferers. Foreword by a leading expert in Lyme disease and infectious diseases Dr. Joseph Jemsek, MD, FACP HIV/AIDS/Lyme Specialist, ID/BC.Standard Edition. Color photos. 260 pages.