This sounds like a bitcheroo. Lyme Disease Date Monday - June 28 2021 Host George Noory Guests Kris Newby, Barbara Lamb In the first half, science writer Kris Newby, the senior producer of the documentary, Under Our Skin, spoke about one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time—Lyme disease. Her interest in the subject began when she and her husband were bitten by ticks on Martha's Vineyard and became very ill, but it took a year, and seeing ten different doctors to finally get the treatment they needed. The latest research shows that ticks in certain areas carry two different diseases, but often people don't see the insects on their body or develop the trademark "bullseye" rash, so they may not suspect what is making them sick. Symptoms can be wide-ranging and include such things as chronic fatigue, headaches, arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome, she noted. For more on the disease and finding a doctor in your area, she recommended visiting lymedisease.org. Better Living Through ScieOne of the fascinating areas of her research is how the scientist Willy Burgdorfer (who discovered the Borrelia bacterium carried by ticks) worked for a secretive US military program in the 1950s, experimenting with turning fleas and ticks into bioweapons. That sounds like a Fine Idea, What's next, no no don't tell me, surprise me. Lock me down harder baby. The military initially tasked him with embedding pathogens inside fleas, which they sought to drop by plane on enemy populations to make them sick. One of the most shocking experiments involved unleashing radioactive ticks in coastal Virginia in order to use Geiger counters to track them. She uncovered a number of accidents involving biological weapons and insects beginning in the 1960s and beyond. "My hypothesis is that the huge outbreak around Long Island and Lyme was a result of one of those accidents," she said. View related images.