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" Lyme disease / "
Len Yannielli ; consulting editor, I. Edward Alcamo ; foreword by David Heymann.
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BL
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969640
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b724010
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| Main Entry
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Yannielli, Len.
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Lyme disease /\ Len Yannielli ; consulting editor, I. Edward Alcamo ; foreword by David Heymann.
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2004.
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Deadly diseases and epidemics
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1 online resource (110 pages) :: color illustrations, color maps.
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1438101546
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: 9781438101545
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-103) and index.
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Two case histories: an introduction to Lyme disease -- The history of Lyme disease -- The bacteria -- The tick -- Ecology -- Lyme disease epidemiology -- The tests and treatments for Lyme disease -- The Lyme vaccine -- Prevention.
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Lyme disease is the number one vector-borne disease in the United States. Borrelia burgdorferi, the parasitic organism that causes Lyme disease, is carried by the lxodes tick. Lyme disease can cause arthritis-like symptoms, a red, circular rash, and neurological problems. The disease is not usually deadly, but the symptoms can become chronic. This book focuses on the history and epidemiology of the disease, as well as treatment and prevention options. The controversy over the Lyme disease vaccine and the future of the disease is also discussed. Explores the places this vectorborne disease thrives and the interdisciplinary sciences that are used to treat, prevent, and control it.
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Lyme disease, Juvenile literature.
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Diseases.
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Lyme disease.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- General.
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Lyme disease.
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616.9/2
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RC155.5.Y36 2004eb
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Alcamo, I. Edward.
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Heymann, David L.
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