Archive - The BITTEN Files

A Short Review of BITTEN

by Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy at Stanford Medicine

Jul 25 •

The Haunting Legacy of Lyme

The ‘Polly Murray Papers’ reveal the horrific symptoms of ground-zero Lyme disease sufferers.

Jul 12 •

May 2024

Little Shop of Horrors: Accidents at a Bioweapons Lab

When genetically engineered organisms are released on a population without natural immunity, it can lead to disease, death, and pandemics.

May 29 •

April 2024

Tick Weaponization 101

Why and how the U.S. military turned ticks into stealth weapons.

Apr 29 •

March 2024

The Rise of the Lone Star Tick

Did Army-funded releases of radioactive ticks ignite an epidemic of tick-borne diseases?

Mar 28 •

January 2024

Stranger Things About the Lyme Outbreak

Why did 3 unusual tick-borne diseases suddenly appear around Long Island in the late 60s?

Jan 16 •

Synopsis of "Bitten" the Book

Stuffing fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes with deadly microbes—What could go wrong?

Jan 15 •

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