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Lyme & Coinfection Update: Dr. Armin Schwarzbach

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An Update for Lyme & Co-infections

Dr. Armin Schwarzbach/Nordic Laboratories & dnalife

Oct. 9, 2023

Within the field of infections, new research is in constant development. During his discussion, Dr. Schwarzbach will cover both what tests he offers through Nordic and dnalife, looking at what could potentially be a great alternative to what the national health service may have to offer. He will also be informing us about new and ongoing testing and considerations, while also touching on the topic of co-infections as an additional concern for patients.

If you go to the Youtube link, you can also view the transcript.

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Activism, Lyme, research, Testing

Hunterdon Health Participates in Lyme Disease Vaccine Study – Buyer Beware!

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/hunterdon-health-participates-in-lyme-disease-vaccine-study

Hunterdon Health Participates in Lyme Disease Vaccine Study

By Kathleen Seelig
Published October 19, 2023 

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that can cause serious long-term symptoms if untreated.  For people who live in areas where ticks are common, a preventative vaccine would be better than current measures like insect repellants and checking for ticks.  This clinical trial will evaluate if an investigational vaccine is safe and effective for preventing Lyme disease in people 18 years and older.  By choosing to volunteer, you will represent others like you – in age, race, ethnicity and from communities like ours.

Who may participate:

Healthy adults (18 years of age and older) who live in places or participate in activities that increase their risk for Lyme disease.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

New Jersey typically ranks in the top three states for Lyme disease.  In other words, nearly the entire state is filled with people carrying borrelia in their bodies – along with other pathogens.

I’m opposed to a Lyme disease “vaccine” for anyone, but injecting a population with borrelia antibodies already present in their bodies, that many are able to suppress and live harmoniously with, is not only dangerous but stupid.  The main action of a vaccine is to lower the immune system so that it mounts an effective immune response to whatever it is being injected with.  This, right here, is why many are forever negatively affected.

The Lyme “vaccine” as well as Lyme testing – has a long and sordid backstory, which really got the entire disease on the wrong foot from the get-go, and it’s been a crazy-train ever since with no hope of straightening out unless infected patients do the work themselves.  The government is not our answer – which means government funded research isn’t our answer either.  Both are hopelessly corrupt.

Because borrelia and the other stealth pathogens which often come with it don’t hang around in the blood for long testing has been a bust since they are blood tests.  A Lyme “vaccine,” has also been a bust because it didn’t confer immunity, gave people Lyme-like symptoms, and utilized OspA, the known ingredient that can cause auto-immunity in some.  Four people actually died after it.

How do you vaccinate for something that changes?  And how do you vaccinate for a disease that is typically caused by multiple pathogens all working symbiotically together?  And how do you vaccinate for something that is able to shape-shift and survive the immune system and treatment?

Until ‘the powers that be’ recognize these simple truths, we are left to ride on the crazy-train.

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  • The article then glorifies Klempner’s Lyme PrEP, which we keep being told isn’t a vaccine but a monoclonal antibody “preventative treatment,” that directly gives you the antibody.  What they fail to mention is Lymerix as well as Lyme PrEP both use OspA  – the very antigen of Lyme disease that is blamed for causing devastating Lyme-like symptoms. They erroneously state it’s “just antibodies.”  If only it were that simple.  Antibodies, as stated previously, are not always harmless. Watch this brief video to understand the interplay between antigens and antibodies.
  • Klempner was also the trial administrator of the Connaught OspA Lyme vaccine in the 1990s, and is quite aware of the adverse effects of injecting OspA into people.  He also was an author of the 2006 IDSA guidelines that were the subject of an investigation by Senator Richard Blumenthal which exposed undisclosed financial conflicts in many of the panelists as well as the fact they simply ignored alternative medical opinion (which is happening again with COVID). Those guidelines relied heavily on his 2001 “retreatment” study in which most of the participants had not been treated in the first place. 
  • To state that Lyme patients and advocates do not trust Klempner would be the understatement of the year and further, I’m with Lyme advocate Carl Tuttle: we don’t want any Lyme vaccines until the issue of chronic/persistent infection is acknowledged. As you can see from this article, there are those who still believe what we are suffering from is a “scam that should be condemned”.
  • They then mention Sam Telford, also part of the Lyme Cabal, who blames the spread of deer, and suburbanization in America, never once mentioning experimentation on ticks by infecting them with numerous pathogens and releasing them, in fact dropping them, from airplanes.  Telford, a professor of infectious disease and global health at Tufts University, helped discover the mechanism that led to the development of Lymerix and ran one of the clinical trials that tested it. He is now part of a group of biotech professionals who have formed an alliance and want to bring back the vaccine. This article, written by a doctor, methodically records the devastation Lymerix caused but which is completely ignored by Cabalists like Telford who continue to state Lymerix was “effective.” Telford, a Chronic Lyme denialist, teaches biosecurity, specializes in the bioweapon Tularemia, and was the director of a bio-level 3 lab in Groton, Massachusetts that works on dangerous, tickborne diseases on the government’s select agent list.  He’s funded by the NIH and the military-industrial complex.
If that isn’t enough to get you running the other direction, I don’t know what will.

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Activism, Lyme, research, Ticks, vaccines

New Papers ‘Completely Undermine’ the So-Called Settled Science on Manmade Global Warming

For anyone paying attention, the players in this global cabal are all interrelated and are working in lockstep, which has rightly caused a crisis of trust.  While the unelected fully believe they need to dictate our every move due to our stupidity, they’ve been attempting to rebuild trust as they also attempt to ‘build back better,’ but the public is finally waking up to the fact nothing is back and nothing is better, as their freedoms are being removed one by one under the guise of ‘pandemics,’ ‘public health,’ ‘climate change,’ and ‘equity.’

Many are unaware that the climate narrative is part and parcel of this global endgame and that drastic and irreversible climate engineering worries real scientists who state the endeavor should be relegated to the fantasy realm and science fiction.

But it’s all big, big business.

Which is why the following won’t be heard on the evening news:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/new-papers-completely-undermine-the-so-called-settled-science-on-manmade-global-warming-alex-newman-  Video Here  (Approx. 6 Min)

New Papers ‘Completely Undermine’ the So-Called Settled Science on Manmade Global Warming

Alex Newman

10/18/23

Crossroads
The argument that climate change is “settled science” is no more.
Scientists and researchers are now stepping forward to declare that the narrative is fake. Many are arguing that while the climate changes, there is no climate emergency.
 ‘Climate emergencies’ along with digitization and ‘pandemics’ are all required for the UN and WHO global take-over so they can control anything they deem a threat.  They are counting on future ‘pandemics’ and climate fear to make their draconian moves.  Don’t fall for it.
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Activism, research

Yet Another “Unique” EM Rash

https://danielcameronmd.com/unique-presentation-em-rash/

A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF AN EM RASH

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The rash, indicative of Lyme disease, does not always present as a classic “bull’s-eye rash,” as this case report demonstrates. A broad spectrum of lesions has been reported in patients with Lyme disease (LD). In fact, one study found only 6% of the lesions in LD patients had the “classic bull’s-eye or ring-within-a-ring pattern.” [1]

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In the case report, “A Non-Classical Presentation of Erythema Migrans in a 51-Year-Old Woman With Early Manifestation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis (Bannwarth Syndrome),” Lorquet et al. describe a 51-year-old female who presented with general malaise, headache, neck stiffness, and an expanding rash consistent with Lyme neuroborreliosis.2

The woman reported having a worsening of her symptoms over a 4-day period and a rash which expanded on her upper back but she did not recall any tick bites.

“She stated that [the rash] started as a small area of redness, spreading rapidly,” the authors wrote.

Clinicians suspected she might have cellulitis and prescribed cephalexin and valacyclovir. But her symptoms did not improve.

“The “bull’s-eye” appearance of erythema migrans is not the only cutaneous manifestation of the acute stage of Lyme disease. There can be multiple variations of the rash, as demonstrated in the patient.”

According to the patient, “the rash had gotten larger and more pruritic [itchy] and that her headache had become more severe, also causing severe pain that radiated to the right side of her neck,” the authors wrote.

The erythema migrans (EM) rash covered two-thirds of her back and had a 5 cm crusted plaque in the center. There was a second circular rash that appeared, as well, behind the woman’s right ear.

READ: The many presentations of the Lyme disease rash

Clinicians treated her symptoms with intravenous ondansetron, ketorolac, pantoprazole, and saline. But also empirically treated for Lyme disease with doxycycline.

After Lyme disease testing was positive, the woman was diagnosed with Lyme Neuroborreliosis, also known as Bannwarth syndrome in Europe.

Bannwarth syndrome (BS) is a typical manifestation of early Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in Europe. It is characterized by painful radiculopathy, neuropathy, varying degrees of motor weakness and facial nerve palsy, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lymphocytic pleocytosis.3

“Several weeks later, the patient had made a full recovery and was back to her baseline level of functioning,” the authors wrote.

They point out, “The “bull’s-eye” appearance of erythema migrans is not the only cutaneous manifestation of the acute stage of Lyme disease. There can be multiple variations of the rash, as demonstrated in the patient.”

Related Articles:

Single dose of doxycycline for treatment of tick bite only prevents a Lyme disease rash

Erythema migrans rash doesn’t always have a bull’s-eye appearance

Lyme disease mimics cellulitis skin infection

References:
  1. Schotthoefer A M, Green C B, Dempsey G, et al. (October 25, 2022) The Spectrum of Erythema Migrans in Early Lyme Disease: Can We Improve Its Recognition? Cureus 14(10): e30673. doi:10.7759/cureus.30673
  2. Lorquet JR, Pell R, Adams J, Tak M, Ganti L. A Non-Classical Presentation of Erythema Migrans in a 51-Year-Old Woman With Early Manifestation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis (Bannwarth Syndrome). Cureus. 2023 Jun 4;15(6):e39931. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39931. PMID: 37416051; PMCID: PMC10319937.
  3. Shah A, O’Horo JC, Wilson JW, Granger D, Theel ES. An Unusual Cluster of Neuroinvasive Lyme Disease Cases Presenting With Bannwarth Syndrome in the Midwest United States. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 23;5(1):ofx276. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx276. PMID: 29383323; PMCID: PMC5777478.

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**Comment**

So many thoughts here.

  • The rash issue has caused frequent, unnecessary delays in diagnosis and treatment as doctors are not properly educated on actual science, but have been fed a CDC-narrative.  Most doctors are unaware that this rash is diagnostic for Lyme disease, and that misdiagnosis can have fatal consequences.
  • Aucott reports that 54% of Lyme disease patients who present without a rash are misdiagnosed.
  • The designation of Bannwarth Syndrome is also confusing and has caused massive misdirection.  The symptoms are nearly synonymous with most cases of Lyme & can cause severe burning, stabbing, biting, or tearing pain & responds poorly to analgesics:
    • radicular pain (100%)
    • sleep disturbances (75.3%)
    • headache (46.8%)
    • fatigue (44.2%)
    • malaise (39%)
    • paresthesia (32.5%)
    • peripheral nerve palsy (36.4%)
    • meningeal signs (19.5%)
    • paresis (7.8%)
  • This case study shows many of the problems that continue on unabated in Lymeland.

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Lyme, research, Testing, Treatment

Prison Study Shows Boosted More Likely to Get COVID Than Unvaccinated

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37680261/

Cureus
2023 Sep 4;15(9):e44684.

 doi: 10.7759/cureus.44684. eCollection 2023 Sep.

COVID-19 Infection Rates in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Inmates: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Luke Ko 1, Gary Malet 2, Lisa L Chang 3, Huu Nguyen 2, Robert Mayes 2

Free PMC article

Abstract

Background

In 2023, breakthrough COVID-19 infections among vaccinated individuals and reinfections in previously infected people have become common. Additionally, infections are due to Omicron subvariants of the virus that behave differently from those at the onset of the pandemic. Understanding how vaccination and natural immunity influence COVID-19 infection rates is crucial, especially in high-density congregate settings such as prisons, to inform public health strategies.

Methods

We analyzed COVID-19 surveillance data from January to July 2023 across 33 California state prisons, primarily a male population of 96,201 individuals. We computed the incidence rate of new COVID-19 infections among COVID-bivalent-vaccinated and entirely unvaccinated groups (those not having received either the bivalent or monovalent vaccine).

Results

Our results indicate that the infection rates in the bivalent-vaccinated and entirely unvaccinated groups are 3.24% (95% confidence interval (CI): 3.06-3.42%) and 2.72% (CI: 2.50-2.94%), respectively, with an absolute risk difference of only 0.52%. When the data were filtered for those aged 50 and above, the infection rates were 4.07% (CI: 3.77-4.37%) and 3.1% (CI: 2.46-3.74%), respectively, revealing a mere 0.97% absolute risk difference. Among those aged 65 and above, the infection rates were 6.45% (CI: 5.74-7.16%) and 4.5% (CI: 2.57-6.43%), respectively, with an absolute risk difference of 1.95%.

Conclusion

We note low infection rates in both the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, with a small absolute difference between the two across age groups. A combination of monovalent and bivalent vaccines and natural infections likely contributed to immunity and a lower level of infection rates compared to the height of the pandemic. It is possible that a degree of ‘herd immunity’ has been achieved. Yet, using p<0.05 as the threshold for statistical significance, the bivalent-vaccinated group had a slightly but statistically significantly higher infection rate than the unvaccinated group in the statewide category and the age ≥50 years category. However, in the older age category (≥65 years), there was no significant difference in infection rates between the two groups. This suggests that while the bivalent vaccine might offer protection against severe outcomes, it may not significantly reduce the risk of infections entirely. Further research is needed to understand the reasons behind these findings and to consider other factors, such as underlying health conditions. This study underscores the importance of developing vaccines that target residual COVID-19 infections, especially in regard to evolving COVID-19 variants.

Please see video:  https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/study-hits-newly-vaccinated-with-bad-news-facts-matter  Video Excerpt:

  • 96,201 inmates
  • 2,835 COVID cases
  • 1,187 of those cases were boosted
  • 1,080 of those cases were “vaccinated”
  • 568 of those cases were unvaccinated showing yet again the superior advantage of natural immunity

The study showed the boosted have a 20% higher risk (statistically significant) of getting COVID compared to the unvaccinated.

While the authors state boosters might offer protection against severe outcomes, they offer zero data to support this notion.  It is also worth mentioning that the federal government approved the latest booster formulation without ANY clinical trial data or ANY data on efficacy.  All that exists at this point are some observational studies that do not follow up for any significant length of time.

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**Comment**

Interestingly, another prison study in Nature used to promote COVID shot effectiveness has been thoroughly dismantled as it removes 99% of the data.

The Cleveland Clinic study looking at over 51,000 people found that the more “vaccine” doses, the higher the risk of infection.

More research continues to show that over time there is actually NEGATIVE effectiveness:

But does any of this matter in the topsy-turvy world of COVID?  Nope.

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Activism, research, vaccines, Viruses