Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change - Couverture souple

Pfeiffer, Mary Beth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1642832472 ISBN 13 : 9781642832471

Editeur : Island Press, 2021

Synopsis

"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 woman’s 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 humanity’s role in a modern scourge.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Beth Pfeiffer has been an investigative reporter for three decades and is the author of Crazy in America: The Hidden Tragedy of Our Criminalized Mentally Ill (Carroll & Graf Publishers/Basic Books, 2007).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1642832472
• ISBN 13: 9781642832471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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