Beating Lyme: understanding and treating this complex and often misdiagnosed disease
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1. Verfasser: Bean, Constance A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York AMACOM American Management Association c2008
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The hidden epidemic -- "Have we always had Lyme?" Discovering infectious disease, environmental change, and the surge of Lyme disease -- Discovering Lyme disease -- "Is it chronic fatigue syndrome?" "Is it fibromyalgia?" Diagnosis of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases -- "There must be tests" -- "If it isn't Lyme, what is it?" The consequences of not diagnosing Lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, lupus, and more -- "Where are the doctors?" The politics of Lyme -- "Will I ever get well?" Treating persistent Lyme disease: the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction -- Living with persistent Lyme disease : insurance and lifestyle issues -- "What about antibiotic resistance?" "Aren't antibiotics dangerous?" Antibiotics used for treating Lyme disease -- "What do the studies say?" The experts speak -- "Whatever happened to the Lyme vaccine?" Lessons learned about medical research -- Preventing Lyme disease: what to do after a tick bite : it's more than tucking your pants into your socks
Lyme disease remains one of our most elusive and misunderstood illnesses. Frequently misdiagnosed, it is the fastest growing infectious disease in America
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (286 p.)
ISBN:0814410871
9780814410875

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