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Monthly Archives: May 2020

30 May

Co-infection increases the severity of covid-19

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Researchers have started to report co-infections in covid-19 patients who develop severe disease. In two reports, streptococcal pneumonia was the most common co-infection in severe cases, and other co-infections included RSV, influenza, mycoplasma, chlamydia and more. Co-infection with viral/viral, and viral/bacterial pathogens can worsen the severity of disease and cause changes in viral RNA.   Patients may have underlying chronic infections which are activated by acute covid-19 infection; or once infected, acquire secondary infections due to reduced immunity from the…..

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27 May

Infectious pathogens can cause mental illness

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We have said many times in our book and in our posts—mental illness is a medical illness! Infectious pathogens are known to cause mental illness and cognitive decline. Acute illness can hasten cognitive decline. Many believe streptococcus causes PANS, PANDA, and autoimmune disorders. Toxoplasmosis is dismissed by medical professionals as self-limiting and of no significance; yet, toxoplasmosis is known to cause mental health and autoimmune disorders. Influenza during pregnancy and toxoplasmosis are known to cause mental illness in the fetus…..

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26 May

Co-infections in children in the age of covid-19

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Streptococcus group-A is a gram-positive extracellular bacteria. Group-A is strep includes type-M (em), which is more virulent, and has more than 80 serovars. Strep type-M adheres to epithelium and invades epithelial cells intracellularly; and can induce molecular mimicry and cytokine storms, from an immune response to M-proteins and cell debris, after the acute infection appears to have resolved. Acute intracellular viral infections can act synergistically with other intracellular pathogens, to worsen acute illness.   Approximately 30 % of children are…..

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24 May

Viruses can change when the person or animal is co-infected with intracellular bacteria and viruses

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Influenza pandemics have ravaged society over centuries, as each new form of influenza-A bird flu evolved. Many influenza-A pandemics have occurred at or around the time of other disease outbreaks. The first pandemics in the age of microbiology were in 1889-1880 and 1898-1900. The pandemic of 1889-1880, referred to as the Russian or Asiatic flu, came in 3 waves, and is estimated to have killed more than a million people. Scientists attempted to identify the cause of the pandemics retrospectively,…..

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21 May

Co-infection with intracellular bacteria and acute intracellular viruses cause more severe disease

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The cell uses a positive charge to bring oxygen and sugar across the cell wall membrane, to bring oxygen and energy to the cell. Chlamydia reverses the charge of the cell wall, from positive to negative; consumes ATP energy made by the cell; and when ATP is depleted, consumes sugar, leading to fermentation.   We offer some thoughts about co-infection with chronic intracellular bacteria and acute intracellular viruses: Could a change in the charge in the cell wall, from positive…..

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19 May

Science is good, but needs modernization and collaborative thought

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Science is a good thing. Clinical trials to prove safety and efficacy of drugs and devices are a good thing. The problem is the selective application of science—for good or for profit; the narrow focus of research; and the unequal application of science and scientific rigor.   Sometimes scientists use science to control the conversation and exert authority; and sometimes science is perverted in clinical trials by those seeking profit. The FDA is inconsistent in demanding proof of safety and…..

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18 May

Are viruses alive?

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Scientists debate whether viruses are alive. A single-stranded RNA virus is a string of dead proteins surrounded by a membrane, with abnormal proteins attached to the surface of the viral membrane to facilitate invasion of a cell. A virus replicates by division, inside a cell, using the energy of the host cell—thus, cannot be killed—it can only be neutralized or reach a dead end in replication with time, treatment, or vaccines.   Host cells can be normal cells or other…..

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15 May

Influenza-like illnesses can trigger stroke in the ensuing 15-60 days

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“Influenza-Like Illness as a Trigger for Ischemic Stroke”, reviewed 36,975 patients hospitalized for stroke. The study concluded acute “influenza-like illness” was a trigger for stroke; and the risk of acute illness triggering a stroke increased with each decade of age. The greatest risk for stroke was within 15 days after the acute illness, but the risk persisted for 60 days. Patients who had an acute “influenza-like illness” prior to a stroke had a higher number of co-morbid conditions, including cardiovascular…..

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14 May

Transmission of covid-2 in domestic cats — NEJM

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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2013400?query=TOC

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13 May

Early treatment of covid-19 may help patients while we wait for a vaccine

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Dr. Fauci reported Remdesivir was proof of concept a vaccine for the coronavirus is possible. Childhood vaccines are proof of concept for vaccines against both viruses and intracellular bacteria. Some childhood vaccines may also provide cross protection against similar pathogens, and annual flu vaccines may provide greater protection against seasonal flu. Vaccines for viruses and for intracellular bacteria are possible; and research into vaccines and treatments for intracellular bacteria is needed.   While waiting for a vaccine, available medications may…..

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