Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
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Book Overview A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and mis...
A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time--Lyme disease--and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick-borne diseases affecting millions of Americans today.
While on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Kris Newby was bitten by an unseen tick. That one bite changed her life forever, pulling her into the abyss of a devastating illness that took ten doctors to diagnose and years to recover: Newby had become one of the 300,000 Americans who are afflicted with Lyme disease each year.
As a science writer, she was driven to understand why this disease is so misunderstood by the medical establishment, and its patients so mistreated. This quest led her to Willy Burgdorfer, the Lyme microbe's discoverer, who revealed that he had developed bug-borne bioweapons during the Cold War, and believed that the Lyme epidemic was started by a military experiment gone wrong.
In a superb, meticulous work of narrative journalism, Bitten takes readers on a journey to investigate these claims, from biological weapons facilities to interviews with biosecurity experts and microbiologists doing cutting-edge medical research, all the while uncovering darker truths about Willy. It also leads her to uncomfortable questions about why Lyme can be so difficult to both diagnose and treat, and why the government is so reluctant to classify chronic Lyme as a disease, a question central to the patient advocacy movement.
A gripping, infectious page-turner, Bitten will shed a terrifying new light on a public health epidemic that is exacting an incalculable toll on us, upending much of what we believe we know about it.
This essential investigation reveals:
- Secret History: The story of Willy Burgdorfer, the scientist who discovered the Lyme microbe but also secretly developed bug-borne biological weapons during the Cold War.
- Military Experiments: A deep-dive into the chilling theory that the epidemic was started by a military experiment gone wrong, with evidence from declassified documents and expert interviews.
- Chronic Lyme Disease: An unflinching look at why the government and medical community struggle to acknowledge a debilitating condition that affects hundreds of thousands, driven by the author's own harrowing experience.
- Investigative Journalism: A journey from top-secret biological weapons labs to cutting-edge microbiology research, following a trail of cover-ups and uncomfortable truths.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 336 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPER WAVE | ISBN: 0062896288
FormatPaperback
Pages336
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0062896288
EAN9780062896285
PublisherHARPER WAVE
Publication Date2020-06-30
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.55 Pounds
Length7.9 Inches
Width5.3 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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