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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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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 10992
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
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
A 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.
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Helped Guide Me Through The Maze of Lyme To Help My Daughter October 9, 2008
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
3 out of 3 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.
The ammunition you need to fight for treatment September 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am currently fighting Lyme after three years undiagnosed. My symptoms were real and the science is real. The author recounts family experiences that will ring true for anyone who has fought this disease and battled the doctors who deny that the tests are faulty. More importantly, she helps the lay person understand the science that exists which proves the stealth of this organism.
Have undiagnosed pain or a recent diagnosis of fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? Rheumatic disease that isn't responding to treatment? Had a Lyme test done but you were told it was negative? You need this book.
There is scientific evidence to support the need for new testing protocols.
THE book to read September 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the book we've been waiting for! Pamela Weintraub has done a masterful job of researching, collating and presenting in an objective way the current state of Lyme Disease, its treatment, and the politics surrounding both. Read this and see "Under Our Skin", then share them with others.
I do not have Lyme, but a close friend does, and it's been very difficult watching him deal with this disease. When it's not caught early, it takes a long time to get rid of. Weintraub helps us understand why - and why more isn't being done about dealing with it.
CDC: Please read this book! September 16, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Even after years of suffering with lyme disease, I learned many new things from Weintraub's book. The history and politics that surround this disease still amaze me and she does an excellent job chronicling both along with real life stories of people who suffer or suffered with lyme including herself.
I noted with great interest that Gary Wormser who so opposes the idea of chronic lyme refused to be interviewed. Anyone who has lyme or knows someone with lyme should read this book.
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