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ISBN 10: 1440577102
ISBN 13: 9781440577109
Author: Rafal Tokarz

The Everything Guide to Lyme Disease 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: What Is Lyme Disease?

History and Expansion of Lyme Disease

The Rise in Lyme Disease

Borrelia burgdorferi: The Lyme Disease Bacteria

Summary

Chapter 2: Transmission and Prevention

All about the Tick

How Is Lyme Disease Transmitted?

Cycle of Infection

Tick Removal

Repellants and Pesticides

Summary

Chapter 3: Signs and Symptoms

Stages of the Symptoms

Erythema Migrans, or the “Bull’s-Eye” Rash

Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Lyme Carditis

Lyme Arthritis

Lyme Disease in Europe

Reinfection

Summary

Chapter 4: Complications of Lyme Disease

Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

Chronic Lyme Disease

Summary

Chapter 5: Diagnosing Lyme Disease

Early Recognition

Finding the Right Doctor

Diagnostic Tests

PCR Tests and Lyme Disease

The Two-Tiered Test: ELISA and the Western Blot

Other Tests

Summary

Chapter 6: Treatment for Lyme Disease

Antibiotics

Recommended Treatment for Lyme Disease

Appropriate Length of Treatment

Complementary and Alternative Approaches

Treatments to Avoid

Summary

Chapter 7: Lyme Disease Advocacy

The Lyme Community

Lyme Disease Advocacy Causes

Online Resources

Scientific Concerns with Lyme Disease Advocacy

Summary

Chapter 8: Potential Coinfections

Coinfections

Babesiosis

Anaplasmosis

Powassan Virus

Borrelia miyamotoi

Borrelia mayonii

Bartonellosis

Coinfections and the Severity of Lyme Disease

Summary

Chapter 9: Research for the Future

Ecological Prevention

Diagnostic Improvements

Effective Treatment

Lyme Disease Vaccination

Insights Into the Disease

Future Outlook

Summary

Appendix A: Further Resources

Advocacy Groups

Appendix B: Bibliography

Appendix C: Infections Transmitted by Other Ticks

Ehrlichiosis

Heartland Virus

STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness)

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

Tularemia

Colorado Tick Fever

Bourbon Virus

Appendix D: Lyme Disease Timeline

Appendix E: Glossary

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

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