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Lyme disease : why it's spreading, how it makes you sick, and what to do about it

Summary: An expert on tick-borne diseases, Alan G. Barbour explains the course of illness that results from infection, diagnosis and treatment options, and steps that can be taken to avoid a tick bite in the first place. The ticks that transmit Lyme disease may also transmit other disease-causing pathogens, and these other infections are considered as well.

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  • ISBN: 9781421417202
  • ISBN: 9781421417219
  • ISBN: 1421417200
  • ISBN: 1421417219
  • ISBN: 9781421417226
  • ISBN: 1421417227
  • Physical Description: print
    ix, 315 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

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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.
Subject: Lyme disease Popular works

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Lyme Disease : Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It
Lyme Disease : Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It
by Barbour, Alan G.
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Lyme Disease : Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
0Preface
0Introduction
1Early Infection and the Immune Response
2Late Infection and Its Complications
3The\Pathogen, Its Vector, and Its Reservoirs
4The\Ecology of Lyme Disease
5Approach to Diagnosis
6Laboratory Tests: The Basics
7Putting Laboratory Testing in Its Place
8Antibiotics and Lyme Disease
9Putting Antibiotics to Use
10After Antibiotic Therapy Ends
11Deer Ticks Transmit Other Diseases
12Preventing Lyme Disease
13Preventing Lyme Disease
0Trusted Internet Sites
0Notes
0Glossary
0Index
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