The library
A reading room for the careful.
Seven topic pillars. Evidence-literate writing. No product recommendations, no protocol advice, no sensationalism. Just the most honest account we can produce of what Lyme disease is, where it came from, and what the research actually says.
6
chapters planned
Educational content only. Not medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical condition.
Core chapters
- 01Read
The History of Lyme Disease
From Old Lyme, Connecticut to a global public health question. The first recognized outbreak, Willy Burgdorfer's discovery, and how a local cluster became a national controversy.
Read chapter → - 02Coming soon
Tick Biology and Transmission
How ticks find hosts, feed, and transmit Borrelia and its companions. What the research says about transmission windows and the limits of the standard advice.
- 03Coming soon
Co-Infections Explained
Babesia, Bartonella, Anaplasma, and why a single diagnosis often is not enough. The clinical and research case for testing beyond Borrelia.
- 04In progress
Controversies in Diagnosis
The CDC and IDSA two-tier testing standard, the ILADS framework, the IGeneX debate, seronegative Lyme, and what patients are asking that the guidelines have not answered.
Read chapter → - 05Coming soon
Chronic vs Acute Lyme
What resolves, what lingers, and what the literature currently supports. A careful look at post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the debate around persistent infection.
- 06Coming soon
What We Have Learned From Patients
Patterns pulled from patient reports that are now driving research questions. Not protocols, not prescriptions -- pattern recognition from years in the Lyme community.
Also in development
Institutional history chapters
The institutional record around Lyme disease is documented, sourced, and deserves careful treatment. These chapters are in research and writing. All will be citation-grounded and editorially careful -- not conspiratorial, not sensationalized.
- Plum Island and institutional history
- The Primers Shell Game and research ownership questions
- Military research and the Lyme origin record
- The Vietnam War connection