Lægerne kalder dem hypokondere, men patienterne er sikre. De er syge. Skovflåter efterlader med deres bid en farlig infektion i kroppen, som medfører uudholdelige smerter, lammelser og risiko for meningitis, men diagnosen på borreliose er svær at stille. De blodsugende skovflåter hærger verden over fra USA til Afrika og Europa, og den voksende epidemi efterlader lægerne med en sygdom, der er svær at håndtere.
LYME DISEASE: A SILENT EPIDEMIC, PRODUCED BY FRANCE 5 PUBLIC NETWORK AND GRAND ANGLE. DIRECTED BY CHANTAL PERRIN.
We are in the middle of a worldwide epidemic of Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. Chantal Perrin is a documentary filmmaker from France who traveled across the globe to track Lyme disease in the US, France, parts of Europe and Africa. In this revealing documentary being released today throughout Europe, she tells the story of how people across the world are getting sick, and how our health care systems continue to deny the existence of this growing medical threat, leading to widespread suffering and disability.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks and it is spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate. Facial paralysis, painful joints, and meningitis are just some of the symptoms. For sufferers, it’s a living hell. Faced with this disease, the medical profession is at a loss, impotent even: unreliable testing, uncertain therapeutic protocols, and a scientific community that is divided. Taking no sides, this documentary explores the hidden side of this affair. (53 minutes)
