Very few chronic diseases are named or diagnosed based on root causes. Science knows the microbiology and pathogenesis (physical effect) of many different bacteria, viruses and parasites. Many books have been written on the microbiology and pathogenesis of immortal pathogens. Yet, when the effect of a pathogen is known, and the effect is identified or found in a patient, the patient is often diagnosed by naming a symptom rather than diagnosing the pathogen causing the symptom.
For instance, “mitochondrial dysfunction” is a named disease caused by immortal intracellular bacteria, which damage the mitochondria and consume the ATP energy made by the cell. “Chronic fatigue” is a named disease which may arise from poor quality sleep; and/or from widespread cellular fatigue, induced by chronic infection with immortal intracellular bacteria.
The failure to diagnose underlying infectious pathogens results in symptomatic treatment of chronic disease; and prevents understanding of the interrelationships between the innate immune system and the pathogens, the interaction of multiple immortal pathogens in the same patient, and the root causes of chronic disease.
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