As summer weather approaches people are spending more time outdoors, but in certain

parts of the country that could mean an increased risk of tick bites and with that

the spread of Lyme disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, as many as 476,000 people

in the United States contract Lyme disease every year. Ali Roggen speaks with one person who's been battling Lyme disease for years, all well mounting an

effort to improve both diagnosis and treatment.

For most people who get Lyme disease, symptoms go away after two to four week course of antibiotics.

But for 5 to 10% of patients debilitating symptoms like cognitive impairment,

muscle aches, joint pains, and brain fogginess can stick around much longer.

Many people who have these long-term symptoms refer to it as chronic Lyme disease, but the Centers

for Disease Control does not recognize that term.

The CDC says it's unknown whether long-term symptoms are caused by the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

The chronic Lyme disease community believes much more research needs to be done to improve

diagnostics to detect Lyme disease and the extent to which the bacteria remains inside the

body after treatment.

One of the people advocating for more awareness

and research on Lyme disease is Lindsay Keys.

Lindsay received a Lyme diagnosis in 2015

and has directed a documentary called The Quiet Epidemic,

partly to spread awareness and partly as a way to process her own health journey.

Lindsay, thank you so much for being here.

And let's start there with your own journey.

You were diagnosed with Lyme disease yourself.

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