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Optic Neuritis Associated With Lyme Disease

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Optic neuritis associated with Lyme disease

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In their article, “Characteristics of Lyme optic neuritis: a case report of Lyme associated bilateral optic neuritis and systematic review of the literature,” Lu et al. present a rare case of isolated bilateral optic neuritis in a Lyme disease patient. [1] (Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the eye’s optic nerve.)

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The case features a 48-year-old female with multiple sclerosis (MS) who presented to her primary care physician with a fever and sore throat.

Three weeks later, she returned complaining of photophobia, eye pressure sensation, blurry vision, pain with eye movements and central scotoma on the morning prior to her visit. (A scotoma is a blurry or blind spot in your visual field while the surrounding areas appear normal.)

An “MRI along with fundus exam confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral optic neuritis,” the authors write.

Two months prior to her visit, the woman had removed a tick from her leg but did not report any rashes.

Testing for Lyme disease was positive by Western blot.

The woman was hospitalized and treated with intravenous methylprednisolone (1g/day for 3 days) due to the degree of swelling, along with ceftriaxone (2 g/day for 25 days) for Lyme disease.

The “patient returned for follow up 1 week post hospitalization, reported visual symptoms abated and she was back to her previous baseline,” the authors write.

“Clinicians working in the endemic areas should consider Lyme borreliosis in patients presents with bilateral optic nerve head swelling, and painless progressive visual loss.”

In reviewing the literature, Lu and colleagues found 11 patient cases of optic neuritis and Lyme disease.

“In this review, we collected cases that have demonstrated strong evidence of causal relationship of Lyme borreliosis and optic neuritis in attempt to characterize the nature and clinical presentations of optic neuritis involved in Lyme borreliosis…,” the authors write.

The most common symptoms related to optic neuritis included blurry vision (11 cases), headache (7 cases), scotoma (3 cases) and painful ocular movement (3 cases).

“Additionally, there were 4 reported neurological symptoms – paresthesia (3 cases) and ataxia (1 case); 3 reported arthralgia; and 3 reported nonspecifc symptoms – fatigue, weakness, and myalgia,” the authors write.

Only 2 of the 11 patients reported having an erythema migrans (Bull’s-eye) rash, while the majority did not recall having a tick bite.

Moderate vision loss was reported in 8 of the patients.

According to the authors, “The patients all responded well with combination of corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy, or antibiotic therapy alone.”

As the authors point out, typically optic neuritis presents with acute, painful, and unilateral visual loss. However, in these Lyme disease patients, it presented with “bilateral optic nerve head swellings, and painless, moderate (better than 20/200) and progressive visual loss.”

References:
  1. Lu, Y., Zand, R. Characteristics of Lyme optic neuritis: a case report of Lyme associated bilateral optic neuritis and systematic review of the literature. BMC Neurol 22, 113 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02627-z

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Eye Issues, Lyme, research

Why America Doesn’t Trust the CDC – Let me Count the Ways & 12,500 VAERS Records Deleted

https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/06/12500-vaers-records-deleted-past-9-weeks-injuries-and-deaths-just-vanished

12,500 VAERS Records Deleted: Past 9 Weeks, Injuries And Deaths Just Vanished

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Albert Benavides spent twenty-five years as a revenue cycle management expert. He ran the ultra-complex medical billing operations that exist at some of America’s largest hospitals. At one point he managed the 4th-largest diagnostic laboratory in the country, and he also ran his own billing company for a while.

Albert is one of America’s foremost experts on how medical recordkeeping works, and that makes him also one of America’s foremost experts on the VAERS database. VAERS, you’ll remember, is the database of all the illnesses, ailments, and deaths that take place after somebody gets a vaccine in this country.  (See link for video and article)

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SUMMARY:

  • over the past two months more than 12,500 records have vanished in the past nine weeks
    • including two thousand hospitalizations
    • a thousand permanent disabilities
    • five hundred and fifty deaths

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https://www.newsweek.com/why-america-doesnt-trust-cdc-opinion-1713145

Why America Doesn’t Trust the CDC | Opinion

Marty Makary , Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

People don’t trust the CDC. Here’s one example illustrating why. Two weeks ago, with no outcomes data on COVID-19 booster shots for 5-to-11-year-olds, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vigorously recommended the booster for all 24 million American children in that age group. The CDC cited a small Pfizer study of 140 children that showed boosters elevated their antibody levels—an outcome known to be transitory.

When that study concluded, a Pfizer spokesperson said it did not determine the efficacy of the booster in the 5-to-11-year-olds. But that didn’t matter to the CDC. Seemingly hoping for a different answer, the agency put the matter before its own kangaroo court of curated experts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

I listened to the meeting, and couldn’t believe what I heard. At times, the committee members sounded like a group of marketing executives. Dr. Beth Bell of the University of Washington said “what we really need to do is to be as consistent and clear and simple as possible,” pointing out that the committee needed “a consistent recommendation which is simple.”  (See link for article)

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**COMMENT**

Important excerpt:

The one dissenting vote came from Dr. Keipp Talbot of Vanderbilt University, who courageously said vaccines, while extremely effective, “are not without their potential side effects.” She questioned the sustainability of vaccinating the population every six months. Many experts agree with her, but they don’t have a platform to speak….

And this, my friends, is how you corner the market.

Why America doesn’t trust the CDC.  The agency:
  • withholds, hides, and skews data
  • insists upon using its own flawed tests
  • has institutional bias
  • lies, repeatedly
  • arbitrarily cherry picks and tosses data
  • is behind the persecution of doctors who defy the accepted narrative
  • receives secret payments and is not a government entity as it not only receives billions in tax dollars annually but receives private funding through the CDC foundation a “tax-free slush fund, wasting tax dollars.” It received 2.3 MILLION last year from the Gates Foundation.
  • owns patents on virtually every aspect of diseases they create guidelines for including vaccines
  • funds horrific experiments on children and animals & some feel the Lyme debacle is actually part 2 of the Tuskagee experiment
  • continues to propagate the political argument that Lyme disease does not persist despite treatment despite science and clinical reality
  • has been accused of not bothering to read the science
  • has been accused of abandoning science
  • purchases and used cell phone data monitoring the public
    • politicians used information from your cell phone to target you
    • Predictwise gave rankings on whether you stayed home, got your “vaccine,” booster, etc.  If you followed orders you got a good COVID score ranking, if you didn’t – well, too bad for you.  Source

  • Please see the following from this source:

    • 1976 swine flu scandal whipped up by CDC junk scientists to develop another vaccine that resulted in an increased risk of GBS
    • 1999 CDC misspent $22.7 Million for CFS
    • 2000 CDC lied to congress on how it spent $7.5 Million on hantavirus
    • 2001 CDC squandered $13 Million for Hepatitis C research
    • 2009 CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine – failed potency tests
    • 2012 CDC leaked anthrax, SARS, monkeypox – faulty airflow system
    • 2014 CDC’s lack of response to Ebola exposed travelers.  $15 Million worth of isolation chambers sat in a warehouse
    • CDC continues fear campaign pushing people to get flu shot using flawed data (read:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-if-they-lied-then-why-wouldnt-they-lie-now/)
    • 2020 CDC lies about vaccines causing autism – continues to smear critics
    I would like to add to this list (although this is hardly a conclusive list):
    • 2009 CDC finds hardly any cases of Swine Fluwas Swine Flu or any sort of flu – but hides it from public
    • 2009 CDC stops counting Swine Flu cases yet miraculously estimates there are 22 MILLION cases fear-mongering the public into getting vaccinated
    • 2012 CDC states Morgellons is not infectious – just cotton fibers. To this day they will not accept independent researching showing borrelia involvement.
    • 2015 CDC scientist admits vaccine authors destroyed evidence of harm caused by MMR vaccine
    • 2016 CDC states there is insufficient evidence that Zika causes microcephaly, but weeks later, after plopping it into “Shepherd’s’ criteria they magically announce it does (despite it meeting only 3 of 7 criteria)
    • 2016 CDC scientists create group SPIDER (Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence and Ethics in Research) and cite numerous scandals involving scientific corruption within CDC
    • 2017 CDC spends $222 million on Zika based on one autopsy – but runs out of money and begs for more
    • 2017 CDC completely ignores research showing 5 out of 5 brains of children with autism have high levels of aluminum
    • CDC uses front groups (NACCHO, ECBT, AAP, IAC) to combat health freedom
    • 2020 CDC refuses accurate COVID-19 tests, insists on making its own. To this day does not have an accurate test, thereby making all U.S. numbers meaningless due to faulty testing
    • 2020 CDC Dr. Fauci secures $2 billion for COVID-19 vaccine, despite research on the SARS vaccine showing poor outcomes – even deaths, fast tracks COVID-19 vaccine (bypassing animal testing, and using limited human testing). Even vaccine proponents are worried.
    • 2020 CDC breaks basic principle of medicine. Whenever there is a death and COVID-19 is detected, the virus is automatically assigned as the cause of death giving a false high death rate. 
    • 2020 CDC continues to downplay Lyme/MSIDS pandemic
    • CDC vilifies any lab doing testing other than their own
    • CDC continues to push their unscientific, flawed guidelines
    • CDC continues to publish flawed data on their website
    • CDC only admits correct facts when a vaccine is being prepared to illicit public demand
    • CDC uses editorials written by industry doctors to fast track a Lyme vaccine which would have little success without assistance
    • CDC’s Paul Mead used his position to push a Lyme vaccine
    • CDC used taxpayer dollars to finance the racketeering scheme identified in the Lisa Torey vs IDSA lawsuit registered in Texas District Court
    Time for a CDC/NIAID/FDA walkaway movement.

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Activism, Lyme, vaccines, Viruses

Webinar: Uncommon Lyme Questions Answered

Join Dr. Bill Rawls during this LIVE WEBINAR + Q&A on Wednesday, June 22nd, at 8pm EDT as he answers your hard, complicated, and uncommon questions. Anything is fair game, and Dr. Rawls wants to help you find answers.

Sample topics covered during the webinar will include:

  • Is the CD57 test actually helpful in diagnosing Lyme?
  • Which herbs or supplements can be used while pregnant?
  • Is genetic testing to determine which herbs to take beneficial?
  • Should protection be used during sex to prevent the transmission of Lyme between partners?
  • Numerous other uncommon questions!

Join us for this LIVE Q&A and bring your most pressing questions!
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Activism, Lyme

West Virginia Governor Contracts Lyme Disease

https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2022/Pages/Governor-Justice-Doctors-confirm-Lyme-disease-diagnosis

Gov. Justice: Doctors confirm Lyme disease diagnosis

6/1/2022

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced that, after receiving the results of his bloodwork, his doctors have confirmed a diagnosis of Lyme disease.

Gov. Justice will remain on antibiotics for several weeks to continue fighting the infection.

“I’m feeling better every day,” Gov. Justice said. “I always want to first thank God above for all of our blessings. Additionally, I thank my doctors for all they’ve done, and I appreciate all the West Virginians who have expressed their wishes for my speedy recovery.

“I remind all West Virginians, when you go outdoors, monitor yourself for ticks and use insect repellent to stay safe.”

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Activism, Lyme, Testing

News Report: Tiny Terror – The Truth About Ticks

https://www.localsyr.com/living-with-lyme/living-with-lyme-tiny-terror/  News Video Here (Approx. 24 Min)

Tiny Terror: The Truth About Ticks

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) Ticks are in our yards and they’re saturating Central New York. One bite can change everything. Most people do not know Central New York is an epicenter for tick-borne disease. Most recent data indicates a 439% increase in Central New York between 2008 and 2018.

What are some of the symptoms of Lyme disease?

  • Brain fog
  • Headaches
  • Joint Pain
  • Extreme Fatigue
Doctors and scientists struggle to agree on how to get this under control.

(See link for video and story)

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SUMMARY:

  • The reason Lyme/MSIDS patients are not treated appropriately is due to the faulty, unscientific, and fraudulent CDC Lyme guidelines which serve as an Iron Curtain in the medical community.
  • It is imperative to get to a Lyme literate (LLMD) doctor trained by ILADS, a group of medical professionals who recognize the faulty, unreliable testing and ineffective CDC guidelines.
  • The quote from a doctor in the news story that taking a single or double dose of doxycycline reducing the risk of transmission has been completely and utterly debunked.
    • Based on animal studies, ILADS recommends that known blacklegged tick bites be treated with 20 days of doxycycline (barring any contraindications).
    • Given the low success rates in trials treating EM rashes for 20 or fewer days, ILADS recommends that patients receive 4-6 weeks of doxycycline, amoxicillin or cefuroxime. A minimum of 21 days of azithromycin is also acceptable, especially in Europe. All patients should be reassessed at the end of their initial therapy and, when necessary, antibiotic therapy should be extended.
    • ILADS recommends that patients with persistent symptoms and signs of Lyme disease be evaluated for other potential causes before instituting additional antibiotic therapy.
    • ILADS recommends antibiotic retreatment when a chronic Lyme infection is judged to be a possible cause of the ongoing manifestations and the patient has an impaired quality of life.
  • Lyme survivor Brenna Osmun, who lost her ability to walk, is interviewed on the report.  Two months of IV antibiotics saved her life. She suffered years of relapses until she saw a LLMD, a specialist rarely covered by insurance.  She also had Babesia and Bartonella and was treated with more than a dozen herbs and antibiotics.  She says this to patients:

“It gets better. It really, really does. And my life changed for the better I wanna say. Even though I was really sick, it does get better. And having that support really helps you. Don’t give up. Please don’t give up. I didn’t and I’m still alive.” ~ Brenna Osmu

  • Executive Director of the Central New York Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, Royale Scuderi became infected years ago when doctors treating this were scarce.  She had to drive to Long Island for year to get appropriately treated.
  • Journalist and host of the news program, Nicole Sommavilla became septic with her organs shutting down.  Years later she was diagnosed with Lyme disease and required a dozen drugs to treat Lyme, Babesia, and Anaplasmosis

“I went from years of oral medications and injections to just one medication I’m on now and just a lot of maintenance with diet and knowing when not to push myself past my limit, it’s a lot of self-awareness.” ~ Nicole Sommavilla

A MESSAGE FROM NICOLE:

If you’re fighting Lyme right now, please don’t give up.

Don’t quit in the darkness. Most days it may feel easier to give in, but hang on. Lean into your support system and keep fighting. Because joy and healing are coming. ~ Nicola Sommavilla

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Activism, Lyme, Ticks, Treatment