Lyme Disease and CFS
Lyme Disease Often Missed as a Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lyme disease is caused by a spiral shaped bacteria (spirochete) called Borrelia burgdorferi. They can be transmitted by tics, but also by mosquitoes. The spirochets have been called “the great imitators” because they can mimic virtually any disease, which is why they are often misdiagnosed. [...]
Lyme Disease Hits Home
Lyme Disease Hits Home By Stacy Troiano, Town Times Initially discovered 30 years ago in Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme disease has not only continued to affect lives, but it has become a widespread epidemic in the northeast almost without residents knowing. Stories about West Nile virus and encephalitis are taking over front pages everywhere, while Lyme disease flies [...]
Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
(A Culmination of the Literature) Kent Holtorf, M.D. CHARACTERISTICS of BORRELIA BURGDORFERI Over 1500 gene sequences At least 132 functioning genes (in contrast, T. pallidum has 22 functioning genes) 21 plasmids (three times more than any known bacteria) IMMUNE EVASION (‘STEALTH’ PATHOLOGY) Immune suppression Phase & antigenic Variation Physical seclusion Secreted factors TYPES OF LYME DISEASE Early Lyme Disease (“Stage I”) At or before the onset [...]
Lyme Disease the Cause of 1/3 of Psychiatric Disorders?
From What Psychiatrists Should Know about Lyme Disease, ILADS In a published study (Hajek et al., Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:297-301), one third of psychiatric inpatients showed signs of an infection with the Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. It has been found that even severe neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms in this population can often be reversed or ameliorated when [...]
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