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Gardasil and Bartonella

Taken from “Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions in People With Neuropsychiatric Symptoms“

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/03/study-linking-gardasil-to-behavioral-abnormalities-pulled-from-vaccine-journal/

Recently a peer-reviewed article linking Gardasil to behavior abnormalities via its aluminum adjuvant and HPV antigens and may “trigger neuroinflammation and autoimmune reactions” in mice was removed. The article was replaced with the following notice:

“This article has been withdrawn at the request of the Editor-in-Chief due to serious concerns regarding the scientific soundness of the article. Review by the Editor-in-Chief and evaluation by outside experts, confirmed that the methodology is seriously flawed, and the claims that the article makes are unjustified. As an international peer-reviewed journal we believe it is our duty to withdraw the article from further circulation, and to notify the community of this issue.”

The study’s lead author has stated this action is due to a conflict of interest with Merck & Co and the publication’s editor who chaired a safety evaluation committee for vaccine trials by Merck as well as provided consulting services on vaccine development to Merck and several other pharmaceutical companies. He also conducted four studies in direct affiliation with Merck including a pro-HPV trial in 2005. The following link lists more retracted news stories on Gardasil. The American College of Pediatricians has also released a statement expressing concerns in relation to premature ovarian failure or premature menopause and 213 reports in the Vaccine Adverse Reaction Database since Gardisil’s approval in 2006.
http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/03/blacklisting-of-gardasil-studies-to-silence-the-safety-debate/

The retracted study highlights:

“the necessity of proceeding with caution with respect to further mass-immunization practices with a vaccine of yet unproven long-term clinical benefit which is capable of inducing immune-mediated cross-reactions with neural antigens of the human host. Especially considering the continually increasing number of serious disabling neurological adverse events linked to HPV vaccination reported in the current medical literature and vaccine surveillance databases.”

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM111263.pdf  This official package insert reveals on page 7 that the clinical study had 40 DEATHS. “The following adverse events have been spontaneously reported during post-approval use of GARDASIL. Because these events were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not possible to reliably estimate their frequency or to establish a causal relationship to vaccine exposure. Blood and lymphatic system disorders: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lymphadenopathy. Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders: Pulmonary embolus. Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, pancreatitis, vomiting. General disorders and administration site conditions: Asthenia, chills, death, fatigue, malaise. Immune system disorders: Autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions, bronchospasm, and urticaria. Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders: Arthralgia, myalgia. Nervous system disorders: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, dizziness, Guillain-Barré syndrome, headache, motor neuron disease, paralysis, seizures, syncope (including syncope associated with tonic-clonic movements and other seizure-like activity) sometimes resulting in falling with injury, transverse myelitis. Infections and infestations: cellulitis. Vascular disorders: Deep venous thrombosis.

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/04/victims-of-hpv-vaccine-in-japan-will-sue-state-and-vaccine-makers/  Also worth mentioning is Japan’s decision to withdraw its HPV vaccine recommendation due to numerous reports that formerly healthy vaccine recipients were experiencing alarming side effects ranging from short-term memory loss to paralysis.  Further, The Japan Times recently reported that a class action lawsuit will be filed after June 2016 against the Japanese government and Merck and GlaxoSmithKline by victims who have suffered severe side effects as a result of receiving the former government recommended vaccine.  One college student told the Japan Times:

“I felt acute pain as if someone was squashing my internal organs … Such conditions have only gotten worse,” Sonoda told a court while sitting in her wheelchair. “I received the shots because the government recommended it. I want the government to take seriously its responsibility for causing us (to suffer from) such symptoms.”  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/13/national/crime-legal/suit-opens-tokyo-court-cervical-cancer-vaccine-side-effects/#.WLYHaRE0r_w

http://www.healthnutnews.com/olympic-medalist-dies-of-cervical-cancer-despite-being-vaccinated-for-hpv-years-before/  Australian, London Olympics medallist rower, Sarah Tait died after a battle with cervical cancer at 33 despite having regular pap smears and the HPV vaccine.

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/06/gardasil-injured-teen-in-ireland-gets-no-help-from-countrys-public-health-service/   One girl from Ireland is now in a wheelchair, remains in constant pain, and reportedly sleeps up to 23 hours a day after receiving the three recommended doses of Gardisil. Ireland’s Health Service stands behind the safety of the HPV vaccine, noting that “seizures, muscle weakness, leg pain and chronic fatigue are not mentioned as known side effects to Gardasil in the Patient Information Leaflet,” but there are 27 symptoms highlighted in the leaflet and approximately 350 girls in Ireland are suffering from chronic health problems following HPV vaccination.  http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2017/10/irish-girls-harmed-by-gardasil-vaccine/  As of October, 2017, Irish girls account for 1 in 5 of reported Gardasil vaccine reactions.  In 2010 Irish Gardasil vaccination rate was 87%, today it is 50%.

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/gardasil-vaccine-one-more-girl-dead/  Sudden death of 12 year old girl in Waukesha, Wisconsin just hours after receiving the HPV Gardasil vaccine.  After this news story broke, another local parent contacted a news station to report her 17-year old daughter needed urgent care at the hospital.  

Studies have shown that Gardasil can make women MORE likely to get the high risk strains of HPV that lead to the deadly cancer, than women who’ve received no vaccine at all. Even CBS was forced to admit this on the national news. The Solution? Merck says MORE shots. http://www.healthnutnews.com/cbs-women-vaccinated-with-gardasil-can-be-more-likely-to-be-infected-with-high-risk-strain-new-study-shows/

And it’s not just women who are suffering.

http://www.vaccines.news/2016-09-07-boy-completely-paralyzed-from-the-neck-down-due-to-gardasil-vaccine.html

“Colton finished his last round of the Gardasil series on February 1, 2014. In the following weeks, he would eventually become paralyzed from the neck down. On February 17th, just over two weeks after his final vaccine, Colton was admitted to the hospital and proceeded to spend 88 days in intensive care.  The young teen has spent many, many months trying to recover from this horrible experience, but he still requires assistance from a breathing apparatus and suffers from some paralysis.”

Currently under U.S. federal law, no one can directly sue a vaccine manufacturer in civil court after a vaccine causes the injury or death of a minor child or adult.

Isn’t that convenient?

http://www.vaccines.news/2015-09-29-hpv-vaccine-alert-lead-developer-warns-that-it-is-all-a-big-scam.html

Lead developer of Gardasil & Cervarix, Dr. Diane Harper, states that cervical cancer is extremely rare in the U.S., and 70% of cases resolve naturally without treatment.  She also warns that if 11 year olds are vaccinated and the protection doesn’t last, they have been put at harm for no benefit.

And just when you think it’s really bad, it gets worse.

http://wearechange.org/bill-gatesphilanthropy-30000-indian-girls-used-guinea-pigs-test-cancer-vaccine/

In 2009, thanks to the Gates Foundation, about 16,000 girls from ages 9-15 from the Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh were given three shots of vaccine, (manufactured by Merck) by the state health department. The girls were told that they were being given “well-being” shots.  Five died and several girls’ health deteriorated. Similar cases of deaths were reported from Vadodara, Gujarat, where 14,000 tribal children were also vaccinated with the HPV vaccine Cervarix, made by Glaxo SmithKline.

http://sanevax.org/gardasil-and-bartonella-a-dirty-little-secret/ 

There is further damning evidence that Gardasil can produce life-threatening reactions in those who have been close to a cat, fleas, or ticks, since many of these animals are infected with Bartonella, Babesia, or Lyme (borrelia). Also, since many MSIDS patients (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome) also struggle with viruses such as Mono or active EBV, a cytokine storm can result with mucus being over manufactured in lungs and airways and well as wide-spread inflammation.

Asymptomatic girls after receiving Gardasil activated dormant Bartonella which was confirmed by testing.

“Gardasil contains aluminum adjuvant nano-prticle substrates, bound to HPV16-L1 protein fragments, that appear to have mutated at binding sites, possibly resulting in excessive inflammation. The mutation attaches to the endothelial lining of blood vessels and organs, including the brain, if the host lacks sufficient active glutathione, or similar complimentary attractant, or does not readily clear toxins. Inflammatory HPV16-L1 DNA protein particles were found in autopsy tissue samples from two different teenage girls, six months after receiving her last vaccination, in the case of one deceased girl. Our findings indicate that if the blood brain barrier is open, commonly due to allergies or the common cold, these man-made inflammatory vaccine nano-particles may enter the brain, and cause additional damage, and possible demyelination.”

Statistics indicate that 50% of domestic cats in the US are infected with Bartonella, and humans can contract Bartonella and have no symptoms at all. It can lie dormant until a stressor, such as a vaccine, triggers an active infection.

Symptoms such as fatigue, pain, memory loss, cysts, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and much more can be caused by Bartonella. For more information please read:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/understanding-bartonella/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/the-bartonella-checklist-copyrighted-2011-james-schaller-md-version-11/
http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2015/08/uprising-against-hpv-vaccine-mandate-sweeps-rhode-island/ Some states are mandating this vaccine despite the fact it has three times more reported adverse reactions than all other vaccines combined – including deaths and permanent disabilities, without proof it has stopped a single case of cervical cancer.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/07/02/hpv-after-vaccines/  Dr. Lapenta states:

*Invented vaccines only protect against less than 50% of the oncogenic types of HPV described; therefore, they do not have scientific justification from the point of view of prevention.

*The invention is badly implemented since proteins are used for every type of HPV, the ideal have been a protein or antigen common to all types of HPV.  

*Mixing these antigens of each type of HPV in a single solution seems to me like a biological bomb, which has provoked death and thousands of affected everywhere on the planet, many of those have not recovered.

*Using aluminum as adjuvant was another error as it is known that it is involved in inflammatory and auto-immune reactions.  

*It causes severe side effects.

*The vaccination campaigns were misleading and amounted to saying they are the “salvation of humanity against HPV.”

*They were not well tested because in most studies almost everyone concludes that they are safe.  This is nothing but false.

In this case of VACCINES AGAINST HPV, I also very responsibly say that:
THEY WERE A BIG FAILURE AND WILL CONTINUE TO KILL AND DAMAGING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION THAT ACCESSES THESE VACCINES … 

For more information on vaccines in general read:
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/a-word-on-vaccines/

A post dedicated to women who have lost their lives too early: http://truthaboutgardasil.org/breaking-news-truth-about-gardasil-makes-headlines/

Category:

Bartonella, Lyme, Ticks, vaccines, Viruses

Why We Can’t Get Better

Most MSIDS (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome – or Lyme with friends) sufferers are familiar with Dr. Horowitz, a famous and gifted LLMD (Lyme Literate Doctor) who wrote the book, “Why I Can’t Get Better?  Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease.”  I just noticed you can get it new for $7.99 – the best eight bucks you’ll ever spend!  I warn you; however, it’s deep and it’s wide, and you will be looking up a few terms unless you’re a M.D. http://www.amazon.com/Better-Solving-Mystery-Chronic-Disease/dp/1250019400

In fact, he’s the person who came up with the term MSIDS as it more adequately explains what’s going on in most patients diagnosed with “Lyme Disease,” as research shows we are typically infected with multiple pathogens making our treatment pictures far more complex than most GP’s realize and is also a very good reason why people don’t get better.  This issue is what he discusses in the following videos.  For some of you, you just can’t get on top of things – even after years of treatment.  There can be numerous reasons for this but the following videos may enlighten both you and your doctor.

Working with an LLMD is definitely a partnership.  In the beginning, unless you’ve watched someone go down this pot-hole riddled road, you know very little other than the fact that your body’s going to hell in a hand basket!  As time progresses, you talk to others, watch videos, read books, and become an on-line researcher learning things you never in your wildest dreams would have thought about learning (the life-cycles of ticks).

For those of you who are new to the journey, you want to get someone you know up to speed quickly, or if you need a refresher course, these videos will do it.  Horowitz is engaging, intelligent, and funny.  The first video is only 8 minutes long and explains the nuts and bolts of how he came to his current knowledge.

The second video is an hour long, but definitely worth watching.  In a much more detailed fashion, it explains many symptoms of the various coinfections that could be holding up your progress unless you are dealing with them.  Watch these videos, take notes, and go back to your doctor and discuss these possibilities.  Remember, testing for all of these pathogens is extremely poor and not to be solely relied upon for diagnosis.  It’s important to “study thy enemy,” so you understand him and know how to combat him.  In this case the more you know about the various pathogens and how they affect the human body the better.

Published on Nov 3, 2014
At the “Symposium on Tick-borne Diseases” held May 17, 2014 at the Hyatt in Cambridge, Maryland, Dr. Richard Horowitz provided insights into the many diseases humans are contracting from ticks, and he helps us to differentiate between the different illnesses. The event was hosted by the Lyme Disease Association of the Eastern Shore of Maryland (soon to be the Lyme Disease Association of Delmarva), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing educational resources on tick-borne diseases. This and other videos from the Symposium were made possible by a very generous private donation for which we are very thankful to have received. The wonderful videographer/editor for the event was Bryan Krandle (krandle86@yahoo.com). If you enjoy having wonderful resources like the videos from this conference, please consider a donation to the LDAESM, P.O. Box 5360, Salisbury, Maryland 21802. Thank you!

Category:

Anaplasmosis, Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme, Mycoplasma, Treatment, Uncategorized, Viruses

New Bartonella Species

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-0269-t1

“Abstract

Certain Bartonella species are known to cause afebrile bacteremia in humans and other mammals, including B. quintana, the agent of trench fever, and B. henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease. Reports have indicated that animal-associated Bartonella species may cause paucisymptomatic bacteremia and endocarditis in humans. We identified potentially zoonotic strains from 6 Bartonella species in samples from patients who had chronic, subjective symptoms and who reported tick bites. Three strains were B. henselae and 3 were from other animal-associated Bartonella spp. (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum). Genomic analysis of the isolated strains revealed differences from previously sequenced Bartonella strains. Our investigation identifed 3 novel Bartonella spp. strains with human pathogenic potential and showed that Bartonella spp. may be the cause of undifferentiated chronic illness in humans who have been bitten by ticks.”

https://www.lymedisease.org/cdc-identifies-new-species-of-bartonella/

“In summary, their ‘major finding is the isolation of zoonotic Bartonella other than B. quintana in the blood of patients with poorly qualified syndromes. These results indicate that zoonotic Bartonella spp. infection may cause undifferentiated chronic illness in humans.’ (With “poorly qualified syndromes” the authors are primarily referring to CFS-chronic fatigue syndrome. “Undifferentiated” symptoms are generalized complaints like joint or muscle pain, numbness, tingling, headache, insomnia, fatigue or “flu-like” symptoms. “Undifferentiated chronic illness” is basically an illness that we don’t have an explanation or a clear diagnosis for.)

The authors state it is crucial to determine whether Bartonella is involved ‘because treatment for chronic Bartonella bacteremia (as for B. quintana) is particularly arduous and may require six weeks of doxycycline treatment together with three weeks of gentamicin, as these are the only antimicrobial drugs known to be effective in eradication of Bartonella.’

Here’s my take away from this study: If someone with a tick bite tests negative for Lyme but continues to have chronic symptoms like those I’ve highlighted above, a weird striated rash (like the one pictured below), swollen lymph nodes, or has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and/or myalgic encephalomyelitis, it would be wise to be tested for a Bartonella infection.”

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Image from Lonnie Marcum’s site:  http://tenaciouspt.blogspot.com/2016/02/cdc-finds-several-new-species-of.html

Please refer to:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/

There are other things besides doxy and gentamicin that are effective against Bartonella.  Don’t trust the CDC on this, trust veterinarian Dr. Breitschwerdt, who has far more expertise in this area than regular GP’s.

Category:

Bartonella, research, Treatment, Uncategorized

Bee Venom Therapy Class

Drum roll please……

I am proud to announce that Providence is bringing us DiveGirl Deb to our next Madison Lyme Support Group meeting on Saturday, February 6 from 2:30-4:30 at the Pinney Library in Madison!  

For Deb’s site and to read about her journey, go to:  http://flippinlyme.wix.com/flippinlyme#!home/c121p

Deb has regained her health due to Bee Venom Therapy (BVT). “I’m getting my life back. I have control of my healing. Best of all my sense of humor is restored. This feels great. If I can get better in mere months of treatment, anyone can!”  

And:

“This is a highly effective form of treatment which most any patient can afford. I was spending $32/month for my mail order bees and treating at home.”

For videos by Deb go to:  http://flippinlyme.wix.com/flippinlyme#!videos/cuzq

Apitherapy to treat Lyme & Co-infections  Eugene OR  (For the written protocol, vendor links, and more materials go to:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1492038901037893/

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flippinlyme

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Please consider giving to the Flippin Lyme Foundation to help pay for Deb’s airfare.  Extra proceeds will be used to help other Lyme patients learn BVT.  Thank you.

http://www.igive.com/welcome/lp15/wr34.cfm?c=72333

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Mission

I was a General Contractor, Cost Estimator & Project Manager prior to falling down with Lyme Disease. I still have these skillsets. As I continue to heal with my Bee Venom Therapy, I’m looking to the brighter future.

I used to buy distressed properties and flip them. I made great money doing it. I’ve got healing to do yet, but I want to begin to work at pulling this together so we are ready to launch when I’m healed.

I want to make a real living again and I certainly want to give back to my wonderful Lyme Community.

What I propose is: Form an investment group which can fund us with private funding. I’m looking for a $500,000 line of credit. I need investors with private funds.

We will purchase distressed properties. Rehab them, we’ll hire who we need and flip em fast. The profits go to build up the foundation. The investors earn interest on their funds.

We could make hundreds of thousands of dollars for our cause and get some great media coverage to raise awareness while patients on BVT heal.

~ DiveGirl Deb
Interested parties, may contact me at
FlippinLyme@gmail.com

(541) 854-5336

 

 

 

Category:

Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme, Meetings, Treatment, Uncategorized

Bartonella Treatment

Bartonella

By Ceshencam – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3798662

In order to come up with the best strategy it’s first important to know thy enemy.

http://townsendletter.com/July2015/bartonellosis0715_3.html  Fifteen species of gram-negative aerobic Bartonella are known to infect humans; however Dr. Ricardo Maggi’s statement is quite telling, “This case reinforces the hypothesis that any Bartonella species can cause human infection.”  

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5848  History records one strain, Bartonella quintana, as causing Trench Fever, a major problem in the military that often resembled typhoid and influenza; however, urban trench fever still occurs in the homeless, alcoholics, and in injection drug users.  The unusual rickettsial organism multiplies in the gut of the body louse and is spread by rubbing infected louse feces into dry skin or eyes.  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199901213400303  Among the homeless in France, B. quintana infections presented with nonspecific symptoms or no symptoms.  It has also been found responsible for a disease called bacillary angiomatosis (purple lesions on or under the skin, subcutaneous tissue, bone, or other organs) in people infected with HIV and the immunocompromised and for infection of the heart and great vessels (endocarditis) with bloodstream infection (B. henselae can do this as well & importantly can cause subacute endocarditis – infection of heart valves, which is often negative upon culturing).  Trench fever is also called Wolhynia fever, shin bone fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, Meuse fever, His’ disease, His-Werner disease, Werner-His disease.  Symptoms of Trench Fever:  Fever that comes and goes in a 5-day cycle, headache, pain behind the eyes, pain in the shin bones, general body aches, classic rash – pink-red patches and small bumps that appear and disappear, usually on the chest, as the fever comes and goes.

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200013  Another strain, B. henselae causes Cat Scratch disease, has caused aseptic meningitis (often viruses that cause inflammation of the lining of the brain), neuroretinitis (inflammation of the retina and optic nerve), and regional lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph node(s) in one local area) in one patient.  Others have had vision problems, headaches, resistant neurological deficits, and seizures. Bacillary peliosis causes vascular lesions in the liver and spleen.

While swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) is considered a hallmark symptom, this study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26551620, looking at 100 cases of confirmed B. henselae infection found that nearly half lacked the typical abscesses only identifiable by microscopy but rather mimicked other reactive (acute or chronic) infectious lymphademopathies.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835656/#__ffn_sectitle  Here a 6 year old had fevers up to 101, a dry cough, intermittent periumbilical abdominal pain, and night sweats.  Misdiagnosed with a urinary tract infection, only to return to the ER with persistent fevers and cough.  She was sent home after a chest radiograph showed perihilar peribronchial thickening and was told she had atypical pneumonia.  Back to the ER she went with persistent fevers.  Upon hospital admittance tests discovered an echogenic liver and enlarged spleen with lesions as well as a positive Bartonella henselae titer.  Previously a kitten had scratched her on her chest.

https://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php/about-lyme/other-tick-borne-diseases/bartonellosis  Ticks that transmit Bartonella include Ixodes Scapularis (also called the blacklegged tick or deer tick) and Ixodes Pacificus (western black legged tick), both of which also transmit Lyme disease.  More than one co-infection can be transmitted from the same tick bite.  A paper by Martin Fried and Aswine Bal, both MD’s,  https://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/images/NewDirectory/Studies-Papers/Fried_Bartonella-2002.pdf, found it to cause heartburn, abdominal pain, skin rash, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining) and duodentis (inflammation of 1st portion of the small intestine) in children and adolescents, as well as mesenteric adenitis (inflammation in abdominal lymph nodes).

Bartonella has an affinity for endothelial cells, red blood cells, microglial cells, macrophages, and CD34 progenitor cells hindering nutrient, oxygen, and antibiotic delivery to tissues. This causes fatigue, pain, and cognitive and mood issues. They hide in red blood cells to evade the immune system and utilize hemin, and can cause persistent infection, with some species actually deforming red blood cells. Some remain in the cells for the life of the cell while others kill the cell outright. Every 3-6 days there is a new infection wave.

Various strains have been found in eye fluid, the heart (myocarditis and endocarditis), and cysts, and can infect by nearly anything puncturing the skin and exchanging bodily fluids – including needles. Evidence also suggests congenital transmission.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/3/15-0269_article  This article identified 6 species in patients with chronic, subjective symptoms who were bitten by ticks.  While three strains were B. henselae (Cat scratch fever), 3 were associated with animal infections (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum).  They also found hemangioendothelioma (vascular tumors) in 2 case patients.  The authors stated that Bartonella spp. may be the cause of unclear and undiagnosed chronic illness in humans previously bitten by ticks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5g_PVSIA_0  Approx. 3 min

Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine at North Carolina State University, discusses recent research into the Bartonella bacteria. Animals and humans can both become infected with the bacteria from insect bites. It may be possible for an infected mother to pass the bacteria to her unborn child in utero, the professor has found. To download a transcript of the complete 25-minute interview in PDF format, visit http://ncsu.edu/project/nsaudiovideo/…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz9e-is-UuY Approx. 4.30 min

Published on Oct 15, 2014
Dr. Breitschwerdt talked about Bartonella at the NorVect conference 2014. This is an excerpt of his presentation: Bartonellosis: A One Health Approach to An Emerging Infectious Disease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2o_oPGYM8  Approx. 12.30 min
Published on Oct 14, 2015
Dr. Mozayeni talks about Bartonella as one of the major co-infections of Lyme disease. It’s more prevalent than Lyme, as there are many more ways to contract the disease (eg. flees, cats). In a study, that Dr. Breitschwerdt and Mozayeni published in The Journal of Emerging Diseases, about 60% of Lyme patients tested positive for Bartonella.  Dr. Mozayeni also talks about the importance of looking at Biofilm when treating Lyme, Bartonella etc. as biofilm can harbor many of these microbes and be the cause of many symptoms.

Symptoms are largely associated with where the blood flow is compromised. The reason many have pain in the soles of their feet is due to inflammation caused by microvascular trauma. It has been known to cause cysts around dental roots leading to chronic and hard to diagnose head and face pain as well as root canals. This microvascular trauma is also to blame for brain issues causing psychological issues such as anxiety, anger, and suicidal thoughts, since the small vessel disease affects executive function. A cog is literally caught in the wheel. As neurotransmitters become depleted due to overstimulation, depression rears its ugly head. A vicious cycle ensues.

Due to the cyclical nature of Bartonella and that it exists in very low amounts in human blood, blood tests are unreliable. It also has a long division time between 22-24 hours and requires a special growth environment. There is a Triple Draw through Galaxy which collects blood over 8 days to maximize the test, stating a 90% reduction in false negatives.

http://townsendletter.com/July2015/bartonellosis0715_3.html
Mode of Transmission: Arthropod vectors including fleas and flea feces, biting flies such as sand flies and horn flies, the human body louse, mosquitoes, and ticks; through bites and scratches of reservoir hosts; and potentially from needles and syringes in the drug addicted. Needle stick transmission to veterinarians has been reported. There is documentation that cats have received it through blood transfusion. 3.2% of blood donors in Brazil were found to carry Bartonella in their blood. Bartonella DNA has been found in dust mites. Those with arthropod exposure have an increased risk, as well as those working and living with pets that have arthropod exposure. 28% of veterinarians tested positively for Bartonella compared with 0% of controls. About half of all cats may be infected with Bartonella – as high as 80% in feral cats and near 40% of domestic cats. In various studies dogs have close to a 50% rate as well. Evidence now suggests it may be transmitted congenitally from mother to child – potentially leading to birth defects.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2011/09/25/the-bartonella-checklist-copyrighted-2011-james-schaller-md-version-11/

Print out this checklist and complete it.  If you have symptoms, discuss with your doctor.

If you find a doctor willing to be properly educated on tick borne illness, please give them this link:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/06/20/help-doctors-get-educated-on-lyme-and-tick-borne-illness/

Bartonella Treatment: This is for educational purposes only. Please discuss treatment options with your health care practitioner.

The predominant antimicrobial drugs for Bartonella are intracellular; however, while reducing symptoms there are relapses. According to IDSA, the best drugs are erythromycin and doxycycline with clarithromycin or azithromycin as alternatives. A combination therapy of doxy and rifampin is preferred for those with CNS involvement and those with repeated relapses may need indefinite treatment.

Also, due to the nature of the organism some have responded miraculously to blood thinners such as heparin or Lovenox – or other agents that reduce clot formation, including alkalinizers such as apple cider vinegar, vegetables and vitamin C. Reducing the stickiness of the blood by taking fish oil or a low-dose baby aspirin also may help.  Boluoke, lumbrokinase, serrapeptase, Wobenzym, and InflaQuell may also help.

The following have been found to be helpful:

doxycycline
erythromycin
rifampin
doxy with rifampin
doxy with gentamycin
gentamicin and ceftriazone with or without doxy, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, or streptomycin
azithromycin or doxy combined with rifampin, clarithromycin, or a fluoroquinolone

http://www.treatlyme.net/treat-lyme-book/kills-bartonella-a-brief-guide

According to Dr. Ross one needs to correct sleep, decrease inflammation, improve the immune system, correct hormonal imbalances, provide nutrients, and remove yeast in order to beat Bartonella. He also feels it is best to use antibiotic combinations as do Drs. Horowitz and Jemsek. Ross has three tiers, with tier 1 working 90% of the time, tier 2 at about 80%, and tier 3 (herbs) working 70% of the time or less (Dr. Horowitz has found this to be true of herbs as well).

**UPDATE 2022**

Dr. Ross’s Bartonella treatment update includes information about:

  • fluconazole (Diflucan) or itraconazole (Sporonax) to kill persisters and growing bartonella
  • liposomal Cinnamon, Clove and Oregano Oil to kill bartonella persisters which is better than oregano oil alone
  • lumbrokinase to treat Bartonella-fibrin nests.

Tier 1: Rifampin 300 mg 2 pills 1 time a day with one of the following:
Minocycline 100mg 1 pill 2 times a day
bactrim DS 1 pill 2 times a day or
azithromycin 500mg 1 pill per day
Doxycycline 100mg 1 or 2 times a day can be substituted for the mino but rifampin decreases doxy levels in the blood. Clarithromycin 500mg 1 pill 2 times a day can be substituted for azith but rifampin also decreases clarith blood levels.

Levofloxacin 500mg 1 pill 2 times a day or ciprofloxacin 500mg 1 pill 2 times a day with one of the following:
minocycline 100mg 1 pill 2 times a day,
doxycycline 100mg 1 to 2 pills 2 times a day, or
bactrim DS 1 pill 2 times a day
Clarith and azith are not used with flouroquinolones because they may cause heart rhythm problems.
Clarithromycin 500mg 1 pill 2 times a day and Bactrim DS 1 pill 2 times a day

Tier 2: Clarithromycin 500mg 1 pill two times a day, or
Azithromycin 500mg 1 pill two times a day
Combine these with a tetracycline:
doxycycline 100mg 1 or two pills 2 times a day,
minocycline 100mg 1 pill 2 times a day, or
tetracycline 500mg 1 pill 3 times a day

Tier 3:  Start Houttuynia at 5 drops 2 times a day and increase daily by 1 drop per dose till at 30 drops 2 times a day. Take Sida Acuta concurrently at 1/4tsp 2 times a day and after 1 week if tolerating, increase to 1/2 tsp 3 times a day.

According to Ross, treatment requires 4-6 months with an exception of levofloxacin which usually requires 1-3 months. Treat until most symptoms are resolved. His experience is that 95% recover from Bartonella when using the immune supports and either tier one or two.
*Long-term tendon damage and ruptures, retinal detachment, and other symptoms have been connected with fluoroquinolones – resulting in fluoroquinolone toxicity syndrome – or being “floxed,” however, one of the most experienced LLMD’s in Wisconsin has noted that he has used these drugs for over 30 years without this ever happening. The fluoroquinolones are made with fluoride and go deep into muscle tissue, which is what makes them so effective. Often, the best usage is using a fluoroquinolone that paves the way for other antibiotics to do their jobs better.

http://www.lymebook.com/antibiotic-treatment-for-babesia-bartonella-ehrlichia-co-infections

Dr. Singleton also reports that in his experience tendonitis is rare, but if it happens – stop – until symptoms are resolved and then restart in a few days at a lower dose. He also suggests putting the patient on 600-1,000mg of magnesium for a few weeks prior to treatment with a fluoroquinolone to prepare tendons and muscles and to continue taking through treatment, separating it by three or more hours. And, as always, drink plenty of water to help the body detox.

*Many react strongly to Rifampin, perhaps due to a rapid metabolism of sterol hormones, which causes severe symptoms with low adrenals and low cortisol. In the very ill, Dr. Mozanyeni starts with herbal antimicrobials and assists the adrenals until the patient is able to tolerate antibiotics. When the antibiotic regimen is finished he puts them back on more natural antimicrobials if treatment is needed long term.

http://townsendletter.com/July2015/bartonellosis0715_3.html

Dr. Mozanyeni uses clarithromcin or azithromycin, later adding rifampin with clarithromycin. If a patient is on meds that impact rifampin, he may then use Mycobutin. He has not found the need to use IV therapies except in cases where patients can not take pills. He has noted that antibiotics used for Lyme may push Bartonella further into cells making treatment more challenging.

While the current drugs for treating bartonellosis, include rifampin, erythromycin, azithromycin, doxycycline, and ciprofloxacin, they had very low minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against growing B. henselae, they had relatively poor activity against stationary phase B. henselae, except aminoglycosides

Recent research has shown many other things have higher activity than current Bartonella treatments:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/05/good-news-for-bartonella-patients-identification-of-fda-approved-drugs-with-higher-activity-than-current-front-line-drugs/

The identified top drug candidates include:

  • pyrvinium pamoate
  • daptomycin
  • methylene blue
  • zole drugs (clotrimazole, miconazole, sulconazole, econazole, oxiconazole, butoconazole, bifonazole)
  • aminoglycosides (gentamicin and streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin)
  • amifostine (Ethyol)
  • antiviral Lopinavir/ritonavir
  • colistin
  • nitroxoline
  • nitrofurantoin
  • verteporfin
  • pentamidine
  • berberine
  • aprepitant
  • olsalazine
  • clinafloxacin
  • clofoctol

Pyrvinium pamoate, daptomycin, methylene blue, clotrimazole, and gentamicin and streptomycin at their respective maximum drug concentration in serum (Cmax) had the capacity to completely eradicate stationary phase B. henselae after 3-day drug exposure in subculture studies.

The identified FDA-approved agents with activity against stationary phase B. henselae should facilitate development of more effective treatments for persistent Bartonella infections.

**Personal experiment**

As my husband and I have always relapsed with Bartonella symptoms and have always responded to and herxed from the combined usage of rifampin and clarithromycin.  While I did not record the exact dosages, I found this which is near to if not identical to our protocol.  Rifampin (10-20mg per kg per day) or 300mg – 600mg twice a day and Clarithromycin – 500mg twice a day.  Following this protocol for 2-3 months sets us right every, single time – in fact, even better than we were previously.

Keep in mind this protocol for a Bartonella relapse came after intensive combination therapy for FIVE, long years.  We treated for Lyme and focused on Babesia for an entire year.  Rotating, pulsing many antibiotics, taking numerous herbs, doing ozone, having mercury amalgams removed, focusing on the gut, addressing inflammation, etc. were all a part of what we did.  Nothing about it was simple or easy!

I also decided to try Berberine when I developed severe lower back pain out of the blue.  I tried numerous combinations but after further reading about MIC levels, I decided upon 500mg three times a day to keep it in the blood stream.  I’m happy to report I herxed immediately and later had the direct response of diminished pain.  Time will tell but Berberine appears to help substantially.  Please see:  https://draxe.com/nutrition/berberine/, https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/06/22/berberine-benefits.aspx

Alternative Treatments:

allicin, sulforaphane, Sida acuta, Isatis, Houttuynia, Alchornea cordifolia, Japanese knotweed, EGCG, hawthorn, cordyceps, L-arginine, Cryptolepis, Samento, A-BART, Curcumin, quercetin, astaxanthin, Xymogen, AngiNOX, L-arginine, Profusia Plus, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Vinpocetine, Cratoxy, Ginkgo biloba

http://buhnerhealinglyme.com

Master Herbalist, Stephen Buhner’s Bartonella protocol – research is ongoing, but this is the most up to date. The following herbs are to be taken for 30 days. If the symptoms come back when the protocol is stopped the dosage was probably not high enough – so the protocol should be modified and continued until the blood cell infection is gone. He recommends Woodland Essence for all the tinctures. Remember – herb dosages are extremely individual.

Sida acuta tincture – 1/4tsp 3Xday
Hawthorn tincture, same
Japanese knotweed, same (or 2 capsules 3Xday from Green Dragon Botanicals)
EGCG (green tea extract) 400mg/day – approximately 4 cups of green tea
Houttuynia 1 Tbs daily (Yu Xing Cao – 1st Chinese Herbs, powder – use Lyme code at checkout for 10% off)                                                                              
     L-arginine 5000 mg daily in divided doses                                                               Milk Thistle seed, standardized, 1200 mg daily

PLEASE NOTE: If you have active herpes, chicken pox, or shingles DO NOT USE L-arginine.

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