A "fascinating and terrifying" memoir of one woman's extraordinary effort to save her husband's life (Scientific American) - and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more. Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical, and by the time Tom had been transferred via emergency medevac to the world-class medical center at UC San Diego, where both he and Steffanie worked, blood work revealed why modern medicine was failing: Tom was fighting one of the most dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world. Frantic, Steffanie combed through research old and new and came across phage therapy: the idea that the right virus, aka "the perfect predator," can kill even the most lethal bacteria. Phage treatment had fallen out of favor almost 100 years ago, after antibiotic use went mainstream. Now, with time running out, Steffanie appealed to phage researchers all over the world for help. She found allies at the FDA, researchers from Texas A&M, and a clandestine Navy biomedical center - and together they resurrected a forgotten cure. A nail-biting medical mystery, The Perfect Predator is a story of love and survival against all odds, and the (re)discovery of a powerful new weapon in the global superbug crisis.

Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical, and by the time Tom had been transferred via emergency medevac to the world-class medical center at UC San Diego, where both he and Steffanie worked, blood work revealed why modern medicine was failing: Tom was fighting one of the most dangerous, antibiotic- resistant bacteria in the world. Frantic, Steffanie combed through research old and new and came across phage therapy: the idea that the right virus, aka "the perfect predator," can kill even the most lethal bacteria. Phage treatment had fallen out of favor almost 100 years ago, after antibiotic use went mainstream. Now, with time running out, Steffanie appealed to phage researchers all over the world for help. She found allies at the FDA, researchers from Texas A&M, and a clandestine Navy biomedical center-and together they resurrected a forgotten cure. A nail-biting medical mystery, The Perfect Predator is a story of love and survival against all odds, and the (re)discovery of a powerful new weapon in the global superbug crisis.

Bureau Of Research In The Social Sciences, Study No. 18. Anthropological Papers, V1, No. 4.

From Thomas Patterson... The idea for this book first struck me whilst sitting in a place one might consider quite appropriate to the topic. Of course, the idea being: to provide worthwhile reading material for those most in need of it, during those moments when they are most in need. At first, the idea seemed strange. But after the initial wave of discomfort, I was astounded by the nuggets of information that sprung forth from the innermost of my being, dropping into the pool of knowledge and leaving ripples of enlightenment as they drifted slowly to the bottom of my consciousness. Over a long period of struggle, I compiled a collection of tidbits that I am certain will entertain, enlighten and educate the reader. Whether it is motivation, inspiration, humor, or just idle entertainment you are seeking, you will find it in these pages. It is my fondest hope that I am able to make the time spent reading this book well worth your while. As my dear father constantly reminded me, "The only real human waste is a waste of time." Respectfully, T.P.

Bureau Of Research In The Social Sciences, Study No. 18. Anthropological Papers, V1, No. 4.

AIDS: The Real Cause
This ground-breaking new book by Thomas A. Patterson provides the first comprehensive, scientific explanation of what really causes AIDS. It includes the results of more than 30 years of AIDS research and for the first time combines key findings of both proponents and critics of the standard HIV-AIDS explanation.
But Patterson goes one step further and adds the crucial, missing piece of the puzzle: a disease known as "The Great Imitator" to historians of medicine, as it has been misleading doctors repeatedly over the centuries by causing symptoms that imitate other illnesses. A disease that is caused by a microbe known to clinicians as the "stealth pathogen," because it subverts the immune system, evades detection by many standard testing procedures, survives treatment by most standard antibiotics, and may strike unexpectedly even years or decades after infection. A disease known as: syphilis.
By connecting the dots, a bigger picture emerges: it turns out that syphilis explains all aspects of AIDS conclusively, including modes of transmission, immunological characteristics, clinical symptoms, epidemiology both in developed and developing countries, and historical timing of the AIDS epidemic.
Historical documents reveal that a small group of pioneering researchers and doctors suspected chronic syphilis as the true cause of AIDS from the very beginning. At the time, they couldn't prove their case, hence they were ignored and soon forgotten - almost. Yet modern research shows that they may have been right all along.
Based on these insights, Patterson proposes a radically new and yet simple medical treatment scheme that may finally put an end to the 30-year epidemic of AIDS.
A real game changer.
130 scientific references. 20 illustrations and high-resolution micrographs.