Book description
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…
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Imagine becoming mysteriously ill. Now imagine that this strange sickness has symptoms that don’t make sense: Hives, rashes, chronic fatigue—memory loss, digestive issues, arthritic symptoms—even seizures. Doctors ignore you. You’re told it’s all in your head. You spend a decade or more misdiagnoses (or without a diagnosis), watching your life turn upside down—only to discover the culprit was a tiny bug the size of a poppy seed.
In this book by Kris Newby, we learn the secret history of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons to discover that maybe—just maybe—our own government might be to blame. It reads like a…
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