![]() ![]() ![]() Five years into treatment and still sick, Julia and her family begin advocating for others. Aware of the Lyme disease controversy, they ignore the warnings and venture into the fringes of medicine. This attracts the attention of public health officials who warn Julia's father, Enrico, against pursuing treatment for Lyme disease. Unable to walk due to Lyme disease, 12-year-old Julia Bruzzese is blessed by Pope Francis on live television, thrusting both her and Lyme into the public eye. A paper trail of suppressed scientific research, and buried documents reveals why ticks, and the diseases they carry, have been allowed to quietly spread around the globe. What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to it's discovery in 1975. "The Quiet Epidemic" follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate. After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist, Chronic Lyme disease. ![]()
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