Why are people with Lyme disease often affected by uncontrollable rage?”
Chimp Attack a Result of Lyme Disease? UNDER OUR SKIN Filmmaker says Lyme Patients Familiar with Explosive Rages 02.20.2009 – (Sausalito, CA)— The brutal chimpanzee attack in Connecticut emphasizes the potentially serious psychological effects of Lyme disease. The attack, by a 14-year old, 200 pound pet chimpanzee named Travis, left a woman clinging to life, mauled beyond recognition. News reports state the chimp suffered from Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that can become physically and mentally debilitating, and even deadly. Vastly misunderstood, Lyme disease can lead to depression, mood swings and even uncontrollable fits of rage in humans as well as animals. The acclaimed documentary, UNDER OUR SKIN, casts a needed spotlight on the controversial disease. The film meticulously documents how Lyme is destroying countless lives of patients and their families, while the established medical community turns a blind eye. Authorities cannot definitively confirm Lyme caused the chimpanze
