Historic paintings, and ancient remains from 2000 B.C, show evidence of rheumatoid arthritis. Historically, soldiers given an anti-parasitic drug for malaria reported improvement in arthritis symptoms; and Dr. Blount suggested a parasite caused rheumatoid arthritis. Chlamydia trachoma, psittacosis and pneumonia have been isolated from arthritic joints. Dr. Gerard reported ocular trachoma was more likely to cause arthritis than sexually acquired trachoma. Feline mycoplasma causes arthritis in cats, and can be transmitted from cat to humans, dogs and farm animals. Dr……
Imiquimod is a creme applied to the skin; and wherever applied, attracts immune cells. Imiquimod was initially approved under the brand name Aldera (a TLR-7), for treatment of vaginal warts; and the indications later expanded to treatment of skin cancer, before Aldera became generic. Imiquimod is a promising treatment for many types of cancer; and stronger versions are being developed (TLR-8 and TLR-9), including a pellet form for use in cancer surgery. TLR-agonists are currently being tested in many cancer…..
Medical research seeks to expand knowledge, and observe findings and characteristics in chronic disease; but, is seldom designed to identify a cause of chronic disease. Researchers may search for a single pathogen, and not consider the effect of multiple pathogens working together to cause chronic disease; or that different pathogens or combinations of pathogens can cause the same chronic disease in different patients. Reports on the outcomes of medical research are often limited to reports of “associations”, between pathogens and…..
More than one chronic infection at the same time, with more than one type of immortal bacteria, viruses, parasites, and/or fungus, confuses and complicates the immune defenses. Multiple chronic infections increase stress on an immune system already weakened by immortal pathogens; and introduce multiple types of abnormal proteins, which are attached to and created by the pathogens, and dispersed in the body. The longer the immortal infections have persisted, the higher the infectious burden, and the weaker the immune system,…..
Cancer can occur in clusters, and is more common in caretakers of cancer patients, suggesting infectious causes. It has been proposed treatment of chlamydia pneumonia, in smokers, could reduce the risk of lung cancer. H-pylori can cause stomach cancer, and treatment of H-pylori was shown to reduce the incidence of stomach cancer. Heart attack and stroke occur more frequently after an outbreak of respiratory infections; and patients who took tetracycline, azithromycin, or clarithromycin, for any reason, during the prior three…..
Anti-vessel growth drugs (anti-VEGF) were first approved to treat gastrointestinal cancers, and the indications were subsequently expanded to other types of cancer. Doctors use anti-VEGF drugs in an effort to cut-off the blood supply to cancer, and thereby stop or slow the growth of cancer. Anti-VEGF drugs are expensive, at $30,000 per dose; and can cause unintended damage to adjacent tissue. Intracellular chlamydia pathogens damage oxygen transport, across the cell wall; and generate angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels). Dr……
Many believe intestinal bacteria, alone or in combination, cause IBS, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer. The ulcers in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are similar to stomach ulcers, but for the ulcers are in the small bowel or colon. H-pylori is known to cause stomach ulcers, stomach cancer, and MALT lymphoma; and has been found in lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma. Chlamydia pathogens and parasites have also been found in liver, gallbladder, pancreatic, and other types of…..
The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are connected to the intestinal tract, which allows intestinal pathogens and parasites to migrate to these organs, to evade stomach acid and find new hospitable locations for survival. Chlamydia pathogens and parasites have been found inside tumors in the pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. H-pylori is known to cause stomach cancer, has been “associated” with pancreatic cancer, and has been found inside pancreatic cancer. Gastrointestinal pathogens can migrate to adjacent abdominal organs, and become a focus…..
Cancer is not contagious, but the infections that can cause cancer are contagious. Caretakers and spouses of cancer patients are at higher risk of cancer, due to exposure to the same immortal infections. Farmers have a higher risk of cancer due to frequent close contact with domesticated animals, horses, cats, dogs, and mice; greater risk of exposure to co-infections, with different types of chlamydia, from different animals and from birds; exposure to parasitic infections from animals and soil; and exposure…..
Multiple myeloma is cancer in the plasma cells, which are part of the immune system; and is diagnosed by the presence of M-proteins in the blood and urine. The plasma cells multiply, crowd bone marrow, and produce large amounts of abnormal proteins—in particular, “M-proteins”. Streptococcus and mycoplasma are known to have M-proteins attached to the surface (although other pathogens also have or impact M-proteins). An immune system attack against the pathogen can cause M-proteins to be released into the body…..