Lyme Disease: A Poorly Understood Threat - Andrea Caesar & Dr. Joseph Jemsek

Lyme disease is commonly thought to be transmitted to humans exclusively through the bite of a deer tick; if there isn't a bite to be found, there isn't Lyme to be diagnosed. But as science improves, an increasing number of "mystery illnesses" of chronic headaches, body pains, and general malaise are being attributed to the disease. Andrea Caesar is one such person who has been diagnosed with a chronic form of Lyme disease, but it wasn't recognized until 26 years later. In the interim, doctors tried to diagnose her symptoms as mental disorders and "selfishness". She and Dr. Joseph Jemsek who co-authored "A Twist of Lyme: Battling a Disease That 'Doesn't Exist'" share her journey with the elusive disease.