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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.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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