The Nature of Things · SEASON 53
Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease
Episode 2 · 2013-10-10
- Documentary
Episode overview
Lyme disease, a mysterious tick-borne illness, has become one of the fastest-spreading diseases in North America. Tiny, dangerous and once uncommon, the population of ticks is growing at an alarming rate. The documentary explores how climate change has hastened the spread of the ticks and this devastating disease, one that is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and is mired in medical controversy.
Season 53 episodes
1. Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale2013-10-03
2. Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease2013-10-10
3. Myth or Science 2: The Quest for Perfection2013-10-17
4. Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo2013-10-24
5. Invasion of the Brain Snatchers2013-10-31
6. Untangling Alzheimer's2013-11-14
7. A Dog's Life2013-11-21
8. Survival of the Fabulous2013-11-28
9. Where Am I?2013-12-05
10. The Great Butterfly Hunt2014-01-02
11. How to Be a Wild Elephant2014-01-09
12. Secrets in the Bones - The Hunt for the Black Death Killer2014-01-16
13. Trek of the Titans2014-01-30
14. The Allergy Fix2014-02-27
15. Wild Canada: The Eternal Frontier2014-03-13
16. Wild Canada: The Wild West2014-03-20
17. Wild Canada: The Heartland2014-03-27
18. Wild Canada: Ice Edge2014-04-03
19. Making Wild Canada2014-04-10
