Lyme : The First Epidemic of Climate Change
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1642832472
ISBN-13
9781642832471
Publisher
Island Press
Imprint
Island Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 28th, 2022
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
432 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Environmental factorsEnvironmental medicineClimate change
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Now out in paperback, Lyme is a compelling narrative of people made sick by the first global epidemic spread by climatechange.
"Superbly written and researched." Booklist
"Builds a strong case." Kirkus
Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before. The first epidemic to emerge in the era of climate change, the disease infects half a million people in the US and Europe each year, and untold multitudes in Canada, China, Russia, and Australia.
Mary Beth Pfeiffer shows how we have contributed to this growing menace, and how modern medicine has underestimated its danger. She tells the heart-rending stories of families destroyed by a single tick bite, of children disabled, and of one womans tragic choice after an exhaustive search for a cure.
Pfeiffer also warns of the emergence of other tick-borne illnesses that make Lyme more difficult to treat and pose their own grave risks. Lyme is an impeccably researched account of an enigmatic disease, making a powerful case for action to fight ticks, heal patients, and recognize humanitys role in a modern scourge.
"Builds a strong case." Kirkus
Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before. The first epidemic to emerge in the era of climate change, the disease infects half a million people in the US and Europe each year, and untold multitudes in Canada, China, Russia, and Australia.
Mary Beth Pfeiffer shows how we have contributed to this growing menace, and how modern medicine has underestimated its danger. She tells the heart-rending stories of families destroyed by a single tick bite, of children disabled, and of one womans tragic choice after an exhaustive search for a cure.
Pfeiffer also warns of the emergence of other tick-borne illnesses that make Lyme more difficult to treat and pose their own grave risks. Lyme is an impeccably researched account of an enigmatic disease, making a powerful case for action to fight ticks, heal patients, and recognize humanitys role in a modern scourge.
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