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This book will help you learn about Lyme disease, including its treatment and prevention.
With his extensive research and multiple publications, Dr. Barbour is a credible authority who is able to clearly address controversies surrounding Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment... This is an easy to read, easy to understand overview of Lyme disease from pathogen to treatment.
This book is a brilliant insight to Lyme disease, mapping its geographic and histological development and spread. The author provides a good evidence base when providing this information. The structure of this book provides a journey, which supports maximum learning.
If you are seeking reliable and accurate evidence-based information on Lyme disease, this is the first book to read. Dr. Barbour treats key issues related to Lyme disease with clarity for the nonspecialist. It is a welcome relief from the cacophony of false and misleading information being disseminated in the media, and thereby makes a significant contribution to the public health. It will be a valuable reference resource on Lyme disease for many years to come.
Want to really understand Lyme disease? Here is an engaging, conversational review that is presented with empathy. It is clear, thorough, nuanced and evidence-based. Grounded in the principles of good medicine, this book will be a valuable resource for health care providers and patients alike.
An outstanding book on the history, diagnosis, treatment, preventive measures, and natural course of Lyme disease. Alan Barbour’s Lyme Disease is comprehensive and understandable—an informative and much needed book both for medical and scientific professionals and for the thousands of people annually exposed to tick bites.
Science is complex—infections and the immune response to them particularly so—and complexity sows confusion. Misinterpretations of the biology of Lyme disease have created an air of mystery, making it possible for fanciful notions to grow up around this 'great imitator.' In this charming volume, Dr. Barbour, a pioneer of this field, provides a remarkably clear yet subtle description of these complexities, readable by any non-scientist who truly wants to understand this fascinating infection. A must read!
Alan Barbour has been at the forefront of Lyme disease research for over 40 years. His book is very enjoyable to read and addresses the significant uncertainties and misunderstandings contributing to Lyme-related controversies. It is an invaluable resource for everyone concerned about the disease.
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Book Details
Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
330
ISBN
9781421417219
Illustration Description
3 line drawings, 3 color plates
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Early Infection and the Immune Response
2. Late Infection and Its Complications
3. The Pathogen, Its Vector, and Its Reservoirs
4. The Ecology of Lyme Disease
5. Approach to
Preface
Introduction
1. Early Infection and the Immune Response
2. Late Infection and Its Complications
3. The Pathogen, Its Vector, and Its Reservoirs
4. The Ecology of Lyme Disease
5. Approach to Diagnosis
6. Laboratory Tests: The Basics
7. Putting Laboratory Testing in Its Place
8. Antibiotics and Lyme Disease
9. Putting Antibiotics to Use
10. After Antibiotic Therapy Ends
11. Deer Ticks Transmit Other Diseases
12. Preventing Lyme Disease
13. Preventing Lyme Disease
Trusted Internet Sites
Notes
Glossary
Index
Featured Contributor
Alan G. Barbour, M.D.
Alan G. Barbour, MD, is a professor of medicine and microbiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, a co-discoverer of the cause of Lyme disease, and a leading Lyme disease researcher.Resources
