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Book SynopsisLyme disease is one of the fastest growing vector-borne diseases in the world and urban residents in cities with regularly travelling populations should be considered high risk yet there is a little awareness of the issue among either patients or doctors. Based on years of diagnosing and treating this growing problem in NY City, Dr Raxlen, together with `expert patient' Allie Cashel and a team of international contributors, provides a road map for individuals who suspect they have been infected and are lost in the `medical maze' of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, searching for a diagnosis and appropriate treatment. By highlighting the difficulties sufferers face, Raxlen et al aim to increase understanding of the Lyme epidemic worldwide and how sufferers can obtain reliable and effective diagnosis and treatment.
Table of ContentsWhy is a psychiatrist treating Lyme disease? The landscape of Lyme - a multi-system problem; The difficulty of differential diagnosis and the paradox of specialties; The Lyme maze - too many specialists and how to escape; Better guidelines; Better diagnostics; Better treatment practices - integrative medicine; Better treatment practices - antibiotic therapy; Global epidemic: From New York to Minneapolis and London to Sydney; Ireland and the UK; Continental Europe (France & Germany); Australia; Return to the US; Patient healing; After Lyme; Lyme as teacher and guide (diet, exercise, mental health)
