lyme disease

Forced to leave Stanford's pre-med program after contracting Lyme disease, Priya finds solace in an online chronic-illness support group and with best friend Brigid, whose own illness may be more unique than Priya suspected.

Looks at Lyme disease, focusing on its symptoms, if it is contagious, treatment, and more.

"Learn all about Lyme disease, from what causes it and how it affects people to how it is diagnosed and treated"--Provided by publisher.

"A . . . memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour struggles with late-stage Lyme disease"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn all about Lyme disease, from what causes it and how it affects people to how it is diagnosed and treated"--Provided by publisher.

Although Ally Hilfiger contracted Lyme Disease at the age of seven, it was not diagnosed until she was eighteen and a patient in a psych ward. Her physical symptoms had been unexplainable for years: joint pain, night sweats, memory loss, nausea, and brain fog. Although she lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, many doctors had failed to find the connection between her symptoms and her environment. The forward to her book is written by her father, Tommy Hilfiger.

Examines the history of Lyme Disease, identifying the bacteria that causes it, how it is spread, its symptoms, tests, and treatments, and prevention, and includes two case histories, as well as discussion of the Lyme vaccine.

Traces researchers' efforts to discover the cause of Lyme Disease, discussing how the disease was first found, how it has mutated through the years, why it eluded scientists for so long, and how they finally discovered its source and developed a treatment.