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Lyme disease : why it's spreading, how it makes you sick, and what to do about it
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- ISBN: 9781421417202
- ISBN: 9781421417219
- ISBN: 1421417200
- ISBN: 1421417219
- ISBN: 9781421417226
- ISBN: 1421417227
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Physical Description:
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ix, 315 pages ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First edition published as 'Lyme Disease: the cause, the cure, the controversy', 1996" |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Early infection and the immune response -- Late infection and its complications -- The pathogen, its vector, and its reservoirs -- The ecology of lyme disease -- Approach to diagnosis -- Laboratory tests: the basics -- Putting laboratory testing in its place -- Antibiotics and lyme disease: the basics -- Putting the antibiotics to use -- After antibiotic therapy ends -- Deer ticks transmit other diseases -- Preventing lyme disease: community-wide measures -- Preventing lyme disease: personal and household protection. |
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| Subject: | Lyme disease Popular works |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 155.5 .B37 2015 | 30775305485675 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Lyme Disease : Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It
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Whether they contracted it recently or are managing the aftereffects decades later, Lyme disease sufferers may have relied on the Internet for information about the disease. Offering an alternative, -Barbour (medicine & microbiology, Univ. of California, Irvine, Sch. of Medicine) collects his years of research as codiscoverer of the cause of the disease into one text, eliminating the need for multiple sources; any other resource interested parties may look for is probably based on his original works anyway. Although this is a book for the lay reader, it is by no means an "easy read." A basic understanding of how the body reacts to disease would be helpful. However, to assist his audience, the author includes an extensive glossary as well as listing of "trusted" websites that he has vetted for accuracy. -VERDICT Recommended for a general audience interested in Lyme disease and somewhat familiar with the foundational underlying science of its life cycle. Proving that "consumer health" doesn't have to mean dumbing down research, Barbour has written a truly intriguing and accurate study.--Rachel M. Minkin, Michigan State Univ. Libs., Lansing © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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