Bitten

The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

By: Kris Newby

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

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 terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick-borne diseases affecting millions of Americans today.

While on vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Kris Newby was bitten by an unseen tick. That one bite changed her life forever, pulling her into the abyss of a devastating illness that took 10 doctors to diagnose and years to recover: Newby had become one of the 300,000 Americans who are afflicted with Lyme disease each year.

As a science writer, she 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 he had developed bug-borne bioweapons during the Cold War and believed that the Lyme epidemic was started by a military experiment gone wrong.

In a superb, meticulous work of narrative journalism, Bitten takes listeners on a journey to investigate these claims, from biological weapons facilities to interviews with biosecurity experts and microbiologists doing cutting-edge research, all the while uncovering darker truths about Willy. It also leads her to uncomfortable questions about why Lyme can be so difficult to both diagnose and treat and why the government is so reluctant to classify chronic Lyme as a disease.

A gripping, infectious pause-resister, Bitten will shed a terrifying new light on an epidemic that is exacting an incalculable toll on us, upending much of what we believe we know about it.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Kris Newby (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

awesome. important info. everyone needs to read

loved it. important info. everyone needs to know. breakthrough stuff. shocking but well researched. glad I listened

Thought Provoking

Entertaining and informative.While some of it seems difficult to believe, it still contains a lot of useful information on lyme disease. The facts wrapped in a conspiracy were also far easier to digest then your average medical text. Though it still provides little to no information on how the bacteria behave within the body, information which would tell us why our bodies react to it the way they do. Critical information for anyone looking to help cure the disease. Still it was captivating until the very end.

good read

very interesting! a lot I didnt know before. having suffered from lymes, I found this book intriguing.

Shocking and Horrifying Evidence....

...that the US government engineered Lyme Disease. This book details a tremendous amount of research including interviews with and confessions by Dr. William Burgdorfer, the discoverer of Lyme Disease, about his involvement in developing Bioweapons for the US government during the Cold War. I highly recommend this book. I couldn't put it down. I will never look at a tick the same way again.

As for the narration, it's good, but there were times where I felt that the voice seemed robotic and almost computer generated, but definitely don't let this deter you -- you'll soon forget due to the riveting nature of the content.

Wow!

Every Lyme disease patient needs to read this book and pursue further testing and treatment.

How it happened theory

Loved this. It is only theory on how/what happened. However, as a bedridden lyme fighting person, I appreciate it and I think it probable. I am not able to actually read because of lyme complications, but listening to it definitely made me feel like I couldnt stop till the book came to an end.

Jaw dropping!

This book is a must! As A New Englander, it really hits home! Unbelievable research!

This book made me think!

The audio book is easy to listen to! I became engaged right away. I listened to the book at the gym.

Great book!

This is a wonderful book on a very tough and controversial topic. Kris Newby does a great job posing questions to which the science world along with the CDC and NIH need to provide answers. People have been sick with tick borne diseases for years. These diseases in their current state are not natural in nature. We need to find answers and help to find testing, treatments and a cure.

incredible, and sad

This incredible REAL information confirms how our Govt wants to keep us sick and ignorant.