Beating Lyme: Understanding and Treating This Complex and Often Misdiagnosed Disease

More than 30 years after it was first recognized, Lyme disease remains one of our most elusive and misunderstood illnesses. Frequently misdiagnosed, it is the fastest-growing infectious disease in America, spreading at an alarming rate both here and around the world. It is estimated that as many as 1.7 million people in the United States may already be infected, and if Lyme is not treated early, it can cause debilitating chronic symptoms. If you suspect you have the disease, or are suffering from it, you understand how hard it is to find the right treatment. Fortunately, Beating Lyme offers the guidance needed to take effective steps. Respected health authors and educators, Constance Bean and Lesley Ann Fein, MD, are authorities on the issues. In Beating Lyme they offer comforting and hard-won (Bean was diagnosed with the disease, as was a member of Feins family) advice on such topics as: what Lyme is and how to recognize the symptoms, what to do after a tick bite, how to protect family and friends, how to get the best treatment and what to do if insurance wont cover it, living with long-term Lyme disease, and much more. Book jacket.

Author: Constance A. Bean, Lesley Ann Fein

Language: English

Edition: 1

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 304

Publisher: AMACOM

Publication Date: 2008-06-25