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The prevalence of multiple sclerosis has been increasing; yet, no definitive test is available which proves the diagnosis of MS. Autoimmune disease in which the body attacks itself is an unprovable assumption—the immune system attacks pathogens. Pathogens and the immune system attack on the pathogens generate debris and trigger inflammation. Many pathogens have been associated with the development or exacerbation of MS, including bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae); Staphylococcus aureus-produced enterotoxins; viruses (Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus, cytomegaly virus); and…..
Many medical scientists have proposed infectious pathogens cause chronic disease, or are associated with chronic disease, for decades. Some propose bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungus; and others specifically state chlamydia species, viruses such as EBV and coronavirus, parasites such as toxoplasmosis and Lyme disease, h-pylori, streptococcus, and others. Many note the impact of specific pathogens and co-pathogens, and the overall infectious burden, as accelerating or worsening chronic disease. Chlamydia species are intracellular bacteria that can damage cell function and…..
Dogs and cats can be infected with covid19. Covid can pass from person-to-animal, and animal-to-animal; in the animals the virus can change; and then the animals can pass the same or modified forms of the pathogen back to people. During the Spanish flu pandemic, humans infected pigs with H1N1; and many decades later pigs infected humans with a similar but modified form of the H1N1 influenza virus. Pets and animals in the household and/or in close contact with people can…..
It may be helpful in understanding covid-19 in children to stratify data based on age, vaccination status, and dates of childhood vaccinations. Data on children who avoided covid-19, and those who developed mild covid-19, severe covid-19, long covid-19, or misc-C, based on age, vaccination status, and dates of childhood vaccinations, may provide evidence childhood vaccinations, the number of years since the most recent vaccinations, and particular childhood vaccinations impact immunity, the outcome, and the prognosis of covid-19 in children.
We are not alone in our concern for the development of future chronic diseases, in covid-19 patients. Our perspective is the person’s underlying chronic intracellular infections, and the length of time the infection has persisted and spread in the body, can impact the effect of acute covid19. The vaccine hesitant may fear getting covid19 vaccinations, but their fear of the vaccine should pale in comparison to the fear of developing a chronic disease and/or mental illness; and/or a shortened life…..
We have been concerned about the impact of covid19 in patients with underlying chronic infections, particularly chlamydia psittacosis (also other forms of chlamydia, chronic streptococcus, and toxoplasmosis). Common sense suggests the rate of psittacosis in the population is much higher than reported, considering the prevalence of psittacosis in birds worldwide; the correlation between bird populations, bird migratory routes, and chronic diseases; the number and rate of chronic diseases known to be caused by psittacosis; and the lack of awareness. …..
Getting vaccinated against covid19 protects the person, family, community and society. However, vaccine hesitancy has caused low vaccination rates in some parts of the country and a pandemic among the unvaccinated. Publicly available information on the safety and protection provided by the vaccination has not convinced many who remain vaccine hesitant. Another issue to consider is—we do not know the long term impact of covid, in 20-30 years. Will the acute illness resolve, without further impact? Or, will it…..
IL-6 has been found to be a significant marker for severe disease and death from covid19. Chlamydia organisms have been shown to induce production of IL-6, and high IL-6 has been found in cardiovascular disease and many other chronic diseases. We discussed IL-6 as a marker for several chronic diseases in “The Origin of Disease: The War Within” (including heart disease, depression, aging, “inflammatory diseases”, mortality, etc.). We also discussed how co-infections with chronic chlamydia and viruses can cause more…..
Four chronic diseases account for 63% of severe disease from covid19. Obesity—Diabetes—Hypertension—Heart failure. The report makes sense based on the underlying intracellular pathogens and parasites that cause each of these four diseases. Intracellular pathogens and debris from these pathogens can cohabit intracellularly with viruses, in endothelium, epithelium and stroma. Intracellular pathogens and parasites can also provide a host for a virus. When a pathogen is inside a cell or parasite it is difficult for the immune system to reach…..
The immune system has difficulty fighting intracellular pathogens; and in response to intracellular pathogens and the abnormal proteins generated by the pathogens, the immune system generates a cascade of immune defenses, i.e. the war within, which include a high level of inflammation and generation of adhesion molecules. The immune system attack may be diagnosed as a chronic disease; an autoimmune disease; or in acute disease, as the immune system generating a higher level of damaging inflammation, for unknown reasons. …..
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