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Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic | 
 enlarge | Author: Pamela Weintraub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 11942
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0312378122
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.92
EAN: 9780312378127
ASIN: 0312378122
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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Product Description
DIVA groundbreaking and controversial narrative investigation into the science, history, medical politics, and patient experience of Lyme disease told by a science journalist whose entire family contracted the disease.Pamela Weintraub paints a nuanced picture of the intense controversy and crippling uncertainty surrounding Lyme disease and sheds light on one of the angriest medical disputes raging today. She also reveals her personal odyssey through the land of Lyme after she, her husband and their two sons became seriously ill with the disease beginning in the 1990s. From the microbe causing the infection and the definition of the disease, to the length and type of treatment and the kind of practitioner needed, Lyme is a hotbed of contention. With a CDC-estimated 200,000-plus new cases of Lyme disease a year, it has surpassed both AIDS and TB as the fastest-spreading infectious disease in the U.S. Yet alarmingly, in many cases, because the disease often eludes blood tests and not all patients exhibit the classic "bulls-eye" rash and swollen joints, doctors are woefully unable or unwilling to diagnose Lyme. When that happens, once-treatable infections become chronic, inexorably disseminating to cause disabling conditions that may never be cured. Weintraub reveals why the Lyme epidemic has been allowed to explode, why patients are dismissed, and what can be done to raise awareness in the medical community and find a cure. The most comprehensive book ever written about the past, present and future of Lyme disease, this exposes the ticking clock of a raging epidemic. /DIV
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Cure Unknown November 13, 2008
Patricia McDermott (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally, a book that tells the truth about the devastating effects of Lyme Disease. She covers the medical, as well as the political repercussions of this disabling and sometimes deadly disease. br / br /For anyone who really wants to know the truth about why Lyme Disease is being allowed to destroy and end lives, this is a MUST read.
It's about time! November 5, 2008
Katherine B. Miconi (connecticut)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am so grateful to Pam Weintraub for taking the time and energy to write this provocative, disturbing and informative book. I only hope that it catches the eyes of those who can help find an answer to the Lyme nightmare. Whatever anyone can do to get the word out is good. I think it's our only hope.
CURE UNKNOWN October 30, 2008
Texas (Texas)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I highly highly recommend this book. After reading this book I now understand how Lyme disease has become so political. I am greatfull to the author for bringing attention to these issues. Hopefully this book will break down some of the walls around Lyme disease and make it easier for patients to get diagnosed and find proper treatment.
Helped Guide Me Through The Maze of Lyme To Help My Daughter October 9, 2008
Krista Rosen (Connecticut)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was incredibly helpful in understanding Lyme history. To answer the question of why doctors debate over this. Because of this book, I knew what to do to help my daughter. So far, my daughter is recovering beautifully. The book was very compelling and well written, always a help when you are studying a meaty topic.
 informative, but hard to follow October 6, 2008
Thomas Joseph Pray (Randleman, NC United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Cure Unkown is chock full of vital information about Lyme Disease. But I found the formatting difficult to follow; it leapt from the middle of one case study to the beginning of another, going back to finish one anecdote after several unrelated chapters. This made it hard to keep the individual cases and patients straight, I eventually made myself a note card to keep track of the different sets of interviewees and their backgrounds. Still, the book contained a great deal of useful information, I just wish it had been easier to keep track of.
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