We described in our book many observations that motivated us to write the book. One was a TV commercial for an expensive new TNF-inhibitor, to treat disabling arthritis, which showed the actress kissing a bird! Recently, we saw another commercial for an expensive psoriatic arthritis drug, which had an actor with birds on each shoulder, and a bird on his wrist eating out of his hand, while children watched nearby! TV drug advertising is out of control—but these advertisements…..
Immortal pathogens and parasites can reach the fetus by crossing the placenta, through the bloodstream, or attached to other bacteria. During pregnancy, the type of acute or chronic infection, in the mother, affects the potential problems and chronic diseases the fetus may develop. Pathogens with a predilection for particular types of tissue or organs, in an adult or an animal, will have the same predilection, in a fetus. Chlamydia pneumonia attacks cardiovascular tissue, lungs and brain. Chlamydia trachoma and…..
Medicine has amassed huge amounts of knowledge down to very small details; and knowledge of associations, connections, links, cluster differentiations, abnormal proteins, genes, etc. The knowledge is interesting and important; however, putting the knowledge together across medical fields, to understand patterns and seek understanding of causation by thinking about what is known, experience, and observations will provide the greatest benefit to the most patients. The bias in medicine against ever stating a cause is so strong, that when writing the…..
The scientific evidence is mounting—chlamydia species cause neurodegenerative diseases. Chlamydia pneumonia has repeatedly been linked to Alzheimer’s disease; and chlamydia pneumonia is known to generate beta-amyloid plaque, such as found in Alzheimer’s brains. Chlamydia trachoma has been linked to Parkinson’s disease; and chlamydia trachoma generates excess alpha-synuclein proteins, which is found in Parkinson’s disease. Chlamydia pneumonia and trachoma also generate inclusion cysts and protein aggregates, which are found in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Many chlamydia species…..
In autism patients, studies showed high levels of TNF-alpha in the spinal fluid, and high levels of cytokines in the blood plasma. Autism patients also often have co-morbid immune dysfunction and gastrointestinal dysbiosis. Immortal pathogens cause high TNF-alpha, high levels of cytokines in the blood, immune dysfunction, and gastrointestinal disease. A recent article suggested infection in pregnancy increases the risk of autism and depression in a child. TNF-alpha in the cerebral spinal fluid, a high level of cytokines in the…..
Autism, ALS, and AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) have something in common—abnormal proteins have been found in the patients’ CSF. One study noted an inability to identify markers of disease in the blood, which had been found in the CSF. Researchers identified an enterovirus in children with AFM, and have suspected enteroviruses in other neurologic diseases; however, enteroviruses are common among children, and few develop one of these diseases. An enterovirus alone does not explain why some children and adults develop…..
The reproductive system is a portal for immortal pathogens. Sexually transmitted pathogens are a significant risk to long term health; and can spread from the reproductive tract, to the urinary tract, and ascend upwards to the kidney. Sexually transmitted pathogens can cause a variety of chronic diseases, over time (reproductive disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, cancer).
Sir William Osler described syphilis as “The Great Imitator”, because syphilis mimics so many other diseases and syndromes, as it spreads and evolves over time. Syphilis (Treponema Pallidum) was one of the first diseases recognized to start with an acute infection, and then be followed by a latent (hidden) stage, as the pathogen evolved into other symptoms and syndromes, including headache, arthritis, swollen lymphatics, loss of muscle coordination, dementia, numbness, paralysis and gradual onset blindness. Chlamydia species can also…..
Clusters of childhood leukemia, rare cancers, eye cancer, and multiple sclerosis have been reported in close-knit and isolated communities. When immortal pathogens are introduced into a close-knit or isolated community, the pathogens can be transmitted by people, animals, and birds, causing infection, re-infection, and chronic disease. Over time, chronic infections and re-infections can develop into a cluster of chronic disease. Chronic disease also has a genetic cost; and even a small genetic cost can devastate a family, group, or community,…..
Aging occurs at the cellular level. When cells have finished their proliferative life span in vitro, and reached a terminal state, the cells are called senescent cells. In the 1960’s, Leonard Hayflick and Paul Moorhead discovered normal human cells divide approximately fifty times, before becoming senescent. More recently, scientists have proposed differing theories of aging and senescent cells, relating to failure of the energy-making capacity of the cells. Immortal pathogens interfere with the energy making capacity of the cell; and…..
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