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Cure UnknownPamela Weintraub

Cure Unknown

2008408 pages
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This book is an investigation into the science, history, and politics of Lyme disease as observed by a journalist whose entire family contracted the illness traces its significant rise and the atypical presentations that have made its diagnosis and treatment difficult. It is a 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. It paints a picture of the intense controversy and crippling uncertainty surrounding Lyme disease and sheds light on one of the angriest…

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  • Other · English · 2008
    St. Martin's Press · 408 pages · 9780312378127
Lyme diseaseHistoryWithholding TreatmentPhysician-Patient RelationsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeDiagnostic ErrorsPersonal Narratives