Lyme Disease: Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It

by Alan G. Barbour

Book Overview

A world-renowned Lyme disease expert explains everything you need to know if you live, work, or play in areas with the ticks that carry disease.

Once restricted to small forested areas in the northeast and north-central United States, Lyme disease is now a common infection in North America and Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 300,000 new cases occur each year in the United States. Misunderstandings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421417219
• ISBN13: 9781421417219
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher