The Quiet Epidemic – Coming to Colorado

The Quiet Epidemic

The Quiet Epidemic is coming to Colorado beginning in May! “As close as your backyard!”

The Quiet Epidemic is a feature-length documentary about Lyme disease.

COTBDAA is collaborating with other community organizations to ELEVATE awareness of Lyme & other tick-borne diseases/conditions with a film tour of The Quiet Epidemic. This film breaks the real impact of a long-ignored epidemic ~ Lyme disease.

Save the Dates!

Check the calendar or click the links below for ticketing/registration for each of these special events.

• May 3, 2023 – Broomfield Auditorium, Broomfield, CO (Followed by Q&A with filmmakers & Lyme literate medical care providers, patients, advocates!)
• May 5, 2023 – Steam Plant Theater, Salida, CO (In partnership with Chaffee County Public Health and Partnership for Community Action! Followed by Q&A with filmmakers & Lyme literate medical care providers, patients, advocates!)
• May 10, 2023 – Stardust Theater, Buena Vista, CO (In partnership with Chaffee County Public Health and Partnership for Community Action!)
• May 17, 2023 – Telluride, CO (In partnership with Wilkinson Public Library)
• June 17, 2023 – Manitou, CO (In partnership with Rocky Mountain Women’s Film)

Organizer:  Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association
https://coloradoticks.org/

Film Description:
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.

The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate. What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. 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.

According to a new CDC estimate, 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease yearly in the United States alone, yet our public health agencies and policymakers remain largely unresponsive. The same small group of doctors and public health officials have continued to control the science and the narrative of denial for decades. ‍We intend to change that.

NOTE: Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association is a partner organization of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA)

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