Melissa Kaplan's
Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases
Information on CFS, FM, MCS, Lyme Disease, Thyroid, and more...
Last updated January 1, 2014

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, & Lyme Disease, by Burton Goldberg and Larry Trivieri Jr. Lyme doctors estimate that 60-90% of those originally diagnosed with CFS and/or FM actually have one or more tickborne infections, including Lyme disease.

Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Disease Epidemic, by Pam Weintraub

Desperation Medicine, by Ritchie C. Shoemaker, MD. Dense, not always linear writing.

Mold Warriors, by Ritchie C. Shoemaker, MD. Goes into mold as well as Lyme and coinfections, with test and treatment recomendations, as well as the biochemical and molecular basis for the severe repercussions due to even light exercise or activity, with recommendations. See also www.moldwarriors.com.

Biography of a Germ, by Arno Karlen
About Borrelia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease

Everything You Need to Know about Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Disorders, by Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner

Bull's-Eye: Unraveling the Mystery of Lyme Disease, by Jonathan A. Edlow

Coping With Lyme Disease: A Practical Guide to Dealing With Diagnosis and Treatment, by Denise V. Lang, Joseph Territo

Of Historical and Political Interest

Lyme Disease and the SS Elbrus, by Rachel Verdon

The Widening Circle: A Lyme Disease Pioneer Tells Her Story, by Polly Murray

Of More General Interest

Parasite Rex, by Carl Zimmer
A fascinating look at parasites and the ways in which they hide from their hosts' immune systems.

Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them, by Mark Jerome Walters

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