This book is written with the intention of altering misconceptions about the transmission and clinical presentation of Lyme disease and covers exciting new research in the area of microbiology of both Lyme disease and Bartonella. She discusses the relationship of these diseases to the development of fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis (previously called chronic fatigue syndrome). She is hoping it will be read by both physicians and the general public since these diseases are emerging threats as we displace animals from their natural habitat. These diseases are transmitted by insects that feed on animals and then transmit them to humans.