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New Research Shows Majority May Already Have Resistance to COVID-19

https://off-guardian.org/2020/06/12/study-80-of-people-naturally-resistant-to-coronavirus/

STUDIES: 60% of people naturally RESISTANT to SARS-COV2 New research suggests majority of people may already have resistance based on previous infections

OffG

June 12, 2020

A new study has found that Sars-Cov-2, the virus linked to Covid19, maybe five times more widespread than previously thought, and therefore five times less deadly.

The research, conducted by a team of scientists at the University Hospital in Zurich, is titled: “Systemic and mucosal antibody secretion specific to SARS-CoV-2 during mild versus severe COVID-19”, and found that Sars-Cov-2-specific antibodies only appear in the most severe cases, or about 1 out of 5.

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**Comment**

Important quote:

Importantly, we detected SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells in ∼40%–60% of unexposed individuals, suggesting cross-reactive T cell recognition between circulating “common cold” coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2.

The important take-away is that there is a close relationship between coronaviruses which are harmless to most but unfortunately can be severe, especially those with comorbidities.

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/06/wheres-the-evidence-supporting-the-drastic-measures-against-covid-19/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/28/er-doctors-go-over-covid-19-statistics-why-are-we-in-lockdown-also-a-lesson-on-immunity/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/06/lockdown-lunacy-the-thinking-persons-guide/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/10/infectivity-of-asymptomatic-sars-cov-2-carriers-is-weak/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/19/swedish-epidemiologist-lockdowns-are-not-evidence-based/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/03/testing-for-covid-19-neither-necessary-nor-effective-covid-19-on-its-way-out/

 

 

Category:

research, Testing, Viruses

It’s Tick Season Again. Here’s What You Need To Know

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/ticks-season-kitchener-waterloo-ontario

It’s tick season again. Here’s what you need to know

An expert in ticks and tick-borne diseases provides information to help you through the season
Desmond Brown · CBC News ·

Fall is the prime season for adult black-legged ticks, says Katie Clow, assistant professor at University of Guelph. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)

Many people have spent their spring largely indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as restrictions ease and certain areas re-open for hiking and camping, people are being reminded to keep an eye out for ticks.

“The most important thing to know is where you’re going to find ticks, so you can avoid that habitat,” Katie Clow, assistant professor at University of Guelph and expert in ticks and tick-borne diseases, told CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.

Black-legged ticks tend to stay inside forested areas, especially in bushy areas.

“They’re pretty lazy, they just sit there and wait for something to come along,” she said.

Clow recommended hikers stay on marked trails away from forested areas. That’s where ticks lie in wait, she said. (See link for articles)

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/04/12/tick-prevention-2019/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/21/help-i-got-bit-by-a-tick-what-do-i-do/

 

Category:

Testing, Ticks

Formidable Evidence For Sexual Transmission of Lyme Disease – First Study to Document ACA Rashes in Canadian Patients

healthcare-08-00157-v2 Full study Here

Presentation of Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Rashes on Lyme Disease Patients in Canada

John D. Scott

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, 2 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 700, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-7007, USA; jkscott@bserv.com; Tel.: +1-519-843-3646 Received: 13 May 2020; Accepted: 29 May 2020; Published: 4 June 2020

Abstract:

Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a complex multisystem illness with varying clinical manifestations. This tick-borne zoonosis is caused by the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) and, worldwide, presents with at least 20 different types of rashes. Certain cutaneous rashes are inherently interconnected to various stages of Lyme disease. In this study, five Canadian Lyme disease patients from a multi-age range presented various phases of the acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA) rash. In each case of ACA, the underlying etiological pathogen was the Lyme disease spirochete. Although ACA rashes are normally found on the lower extremities, this study illustrates that ACA rashes are not directly correlated with a tick bite, geographic area, age, Bbsl genospecies, exercise, or any given surface area of the body.

  • Case 4 provides confirmation for an ACA rash and gestational Lyme disease (club feet at birth).  Both parents tested positive for Bbsl.
  • One patient (Case 5) puts forth a Bbsl and Bartonella sp. co-infection with a complex ACA rash.
This study documents ACA rashes on Lyme disease patients for the first time in Canada.

**Comment**

The study states that about 63% of patients infected with Lyme develop chronic Lyme disease.  Authorities keep telling us it’s only 10-20%. It also states Lyme colonizes in many immune-privileged sides including bone, brain, eye, ligaments & tendons, heart, kidney, bladder, liver, muscle, synovial cells, central nervous system, claim and neuronal cells, and fibroblasts/scar tissue.  It states Lyme can be an insidious neurologic pathogenesis with demyelination, and even fatal.

The study points out that Bb is pleomorphic with diverse forms (spirochetes, round bodies, blebs, granules, and biofilms). The study also touches upon the hopelessness many patients can experience which can lead to despair and suicide. Lyme may be potentially transmitted via intimate relations as well as gestationally.

For more:  

Rashes-larger-blog-4Various studies showing how many get the EM rash.

Category:

Bartonella, Lyme, research, Testing

Marathon County Proposes Ankle Bracelets For “Virus Violators”

https://empowerwisconsin.org/marathon-county-proposes-ankle-bracelets-for-virus-violators/

Marathon County proposes ankle bracelets for “virus violators”

Empower Wisconsin | June 9, 2020

By M.D. Kittle

MADISON — Marathon County’s government is proposing a new ordinance to deal with COVID-19, including the use of ankle monitors to keep track of virus “violators.”

The Marathon County Board of Supervisor’s Health and Human Services committee last week passed the new COVID-19 “reactive” rules, and the executive committee is scheduled to take it up Thursday.

Marathon County Corporation Counsel Scott Corbett and Health Officer Joan Theurer, R.N., MSN, recently told supervisors that the proposed ordinance is not intended to be a “Safer at Home Order,” a reference to Gov. Tony Evers’ lockdown edict struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They took great pains to say the ordinance is “targeted directly” to those who have COVID-19 and businesses and organizations that have workers who test positive for the coronavirus. They say it’s more about communication and education than punishment.

But the language, according to Corbett, includes several levels of quarantining, including what would in essence be a countywide lockdown banning “large gatherings.”

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**Comment**

Important excerpt:

Noncompliance, however, comes with some hefty penalties of “not less than $100 not more than $25,000 per violation.” 

While the officials insist that the county doesn’t have the power to create criminal penalties, the ordinance notes the use of “quarantine guards” with police powers. That includes monitoring of violators. One supervisor in particular sounded excited about the prospects of using ankle bracelets because, “that tells where they are if they’re not at home.”

There’s so many things wrong with this – the first of which they are basing this on testing that is correct half the time:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/29/antibody-tests-for-covid-19-wrong-up-to-half-the-time-cdc-says/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/13/president-of-tanzania-punks-who-sending-samples-of-fruit-goats-sheep-even-motor-oil-for-covid-testing-nearly-half-come-back-positive/

I’ve posted before on the infringement of ‘contact tracing’ :  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/15/us-states-rush-recruiting-covid-19-contact-tracers-are-overcompensating-for-their-incompetence-with-authoritarianism/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/10/misdiagnosis-censorship-and-contact-tracing/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/09/feds-eye-loosening-rules-to-allow-some-to-return-to-work/

Approx. 8 Min.
Frieden states ‘contact tracing’ is an art and a science. This is code for it is subjective, which means what seems right to authorities may not seem right to Americans – i.e. freedom vs authoritative health mandates. Starting at about 4:30 he talks about “old fashioned, shoe leather epidemiology’ or going door to door (social workers, returning peace corp workers, basically anyone who doesn’t mind encroaching on other peoples’ liberties).  He talks about trust.  Ironic considering what he was arrested for.
Here, the WHO states authorities may have to enter homes and remove family members:  https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/who-official-may-have-enter-homes-and-remove-family-members?
They also want to test newborns twice with this inaccurate COVID-19 testing and take them away from their mothers if they are positive:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/10/separating-newborns-from-moms-can-have-lasting-psychological-effects-yet-thats-exactly-what-the-cdc-wants-to-do/
Please contact your representatives on this infringement upon your rights.

 

Category:

Activism, Testing, Viruses

Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases & Blood Safety: Summary of a Public Workshop

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32208532/

. 2020 Mar 24.

doi: 10.1111/trf.15752. Online ahead of print.

Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases and Blood Safety: Summary of a Public Workshop

Krishna V K Mohan 1, David A Leiby 1
Affiliations expand

Abstract

Tick-borne agents of disease continue to emerge and subsequently expand their geographic distribution. The threat to blood safety by tick-borne agents is ever increasing and requires constant surveillance concomitant with implementation of appropriate intervention methods. In April 2017, the Food and Drug Administration organized a public workshop on emerging tick-borne pathogens (excluding Babesia microti and Lyme disease) designed to provide updates on the current understanding of emerging tick-borne diseases, thereby allowing for extended discussions to determine if decisions regarding mitigation strategies need to be made proactively. Subject matter experts and other stakeholders participated in this workshop to discuss issues of biology, epidemiology, and clinical burden of tick-borne agents, risk of transfusion-transmission, surveillance, and considerations for decision making in implementing safety interventions. Herein, we summarize the scientific presentations, panel discussions, and considerations going forward.

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**Comment**

I only had access to the abstract, but Dr. Cameron writes more fully on the workshop here:  https://danielcameronmd.com/babesia-infection-transmitted-blood-supply/

Interestingly, according to the abstract, they excluded Babesia and Lyme, which are arguably two of the largest problems. It was pointed out that 200 cases of Babesia were transmitted through blood transfusions at the time of the workshop and that Anaplasma is next with increasing clinical cases.

Evidently there have been no reported cases of Lyme transmitted through the blood supply.

 

Other tick-borne pathogens have been transmitted through donated blood, but these occurrences are rare. (Or rarely reported)

  • 11 cases: A. phagocytophilum, responsible for Anaplasmosis (transmitted by the Ixodes ticks)
  • 2 cases: Tick-borne encephalitis virus complex (TBEV, Powassan virus, DTV), (transmitted by the Ixodes ticks)
  • 1 case: Colorado tick-fever virus (transmitted by Rocky Mountain wood ticks)
  • 1 case: Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (transmitted by the Lone Star tick)
  • 1 case: Ehrlichia ewingii (transmitted by the Lone Star tick)

In addition, “two emerging [tick-borne agents] − B. miyamotoi and Powassan virus were discussed − for B. miyamotoi,cases have steadily increased since 2014.”

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/07/28/tick-borne-infection-risk-in-blood-transfusion/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/10/11/transfusion-transmitted-babesiosis-one-states-experience/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/08/08/transfusion-transmitted-babesiosis-in-nonendemic-areas/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/26/fda-recommends-testing-for-tick-borne-illness-in-donated-blood-a-big-duh/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/06/02/study-showing-results-testing-babesia-microti/

 

Category:

Anaplasmosis, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme, research, Rickettsia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Testing, Transmission, Viruses