Conquering Lyme Disease - Brian Fallon

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Résumé :
Written for the educated patient and health care provider, Conquering Lyme Disease gives an up-to-the-minute overview of the science that is transforming the way we address this complex illness. Brian A. Fallon and Jennifer Sotsky argue forcefully that the expanding plague of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can be confronted successfully.

Biographie:
Brian A. Fallon, MD, is director of the Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at the Columbia University Medical Center.

Jennifer Sotsky, MD, is a physician with a specialty in narrative medicine. She is a resident at Columbia University Medical Center.

Sommaire:
Acknowledgments
Preface
Basic Terminology
1. What Is Lyme Disease?
2. The Early History and Epidemiologic Surveillance
3. What Are the Symptoms and Signs of Lyme Disease?
4. What Do the Diagnostic Tests Tell Us?
5. The Great Divide and the Lyme Wars
6. Why Would Symptoms Persist After Antibiotic Treatment?
7. What Are the Treatments for Lyme Disease?
8. Other Tick-Borne Infections
9. What Other Non-infectious Diseases Cause Lyme-Like Symptoms?
10. Lyme Disease Prevention and Transmission
11. Suggestions to the Patient Seeking Evaluation or Treatment
12. The Experience of the Patient with Chronic Symptoms
13. Frequently Asked Questions
14. The Good News Emerging from Lyme Disease Research
Generic (Brand) Drug Names
Glossary of Terms
References
Index