Bitten

Bitten The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

First edition

Hardback (14 May 2019)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time--Lyme disease--and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick-borne diseases affecting millions of Americans today. While on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Kris Newby was bitten by an unseen tick. That one bite changed her life forever, pulling her into the abyss of a devastating illness that took ten doctors to diagnose and years to recover: Newby had become one of the 300,000 Americans who are afflicted with Lyme disease each year. As a science writer, she was driven to understand why this disease is so misunderstood, and its patients so mistreated. This quest led her to Willy Burgdorfer, the Lyme mic

Book information

ISBN: 9780062896278
Publisher: Harper Wave
Imprint: Harper Wave
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 616.9246
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xi, 318
Weight: 488g
Height: 237mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 27mm