Bibliograph

Bitten, the secret history of Lyme disease and biological weapons, Kris Newby

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Bitten, the secret history of Lyme disease and biological weapons, Kris Newby

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-298) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bitten

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1089841390

Responsibility statement

Kris Newby

Sub title

the secret history of Lyme disease and biological weapons

Summary

A riveting thriller and true story that dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time, Lyme disease. As a science writer, Newby was driven to understand why this disease is so misunderstood, 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

Table Of Contents

Bitten -- The scientist -- The Cold War. Coin toss ; Bitterroot bride ; Big itch ; Fever ; Special operations ; Behind the curtain -- The Hunt. Out of the abyss ; Confession ; Missing files ; Last interview ; Rebellion ; Smoking gun ; Eight ball ; Speed chess ; Fear -- Outbreak. Fog of war ; Lone star ; Survival ; Castleman's case ; Red velvet mites ; Wildfire ; Swiss agent ; Collateral damage -- Postmortem. Discovery ; DNA detectives ; Change agent ; Sins of our fathers ; Surrender -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: ticks and human disease agents -- Appendix II: uncontrolled tick releases, 1966-1969

Target audience

adult

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