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Slapped Face or 5th Disease

http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp?pid=4509

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CDC/ Dr. Philip S. Brachman, 1961,  ID #4509

I once heard it said, “Not everything is Lyme Disease, but Lyme Disease CAN BE EVERYTHING.”  

Rashes are now a part of your life.  Bizarre, hard to pin down, skin markings are your new norm.  Sometimes they itch, sometimes they burn – but everyone, including your doctor, scratches their head.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Slapped+face+disease  One such rash is caused by the human parvovirus B-19, a member of the Parvoviridae family of viruses that lives in the infected’s nose and throat.  It is spread via the air through coughing and sneezing, and is just one more pathogen that attacks the red blood cells.  It can also be spread congenitally and through blood products.

There is a blood test that is 92-97% specific which tests for a particular antibody or protein the body produces in response to the infection.  The patient has a bright red rash on the cheeks, and it appears as if the face were slapped.  Also, note that there can be joint pain often in the hands, knees, and feet.  Other symptoms include fever, headache, and a runny nose. 

http://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusb19/fifth-disease.html

“Some people may get a second rash a few days later on their chest, back, buttocks, or arms and legs. The rash may be itchy, especially on the soles of the feet. It can vary in intensity and usually goes away in 7 to 10 days, but it can come and go for several weeks. As it starts to go away, it may look lacy.”

Other possible causes that need to be ruled out include:  rubella, Mono, allergic reactions, Lupus, and yes – Lyme Disease.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17039169/

Coexistent lyme disease and parvovirus infection in a child

J R Fisher  1 , B E Ostrov

PMID: 17039169

J Clin Rheumatol

2001 Oct;7(5):350-3; discussion 353.

Abstract

Infectious diseases commonly cause illnesses that mimic rheumatic diseases. Both Lyme disease and Parvovirus B19 infections produce arthritis, rashes, and a systemic illness that may be thought to represent a chronic rheumatic disease. In the case presented, a child with both infections simultaneously exhibited arthralgias, aseptic meningitis, and a facial rash. The features of Lyme disease and Parvovirus B19 infection that may mimic systemic lupus erythematosus include a facial rash, often in a malar distribution, hematologic abnormalities, arthritis, neurologic disorders, and autoantibody positivity. Given the proper season and geographical location, one must consider the possibility of co-infection with these two organisms, especially in those with atypical rheumatic complaints.

Since this is a virus, there is no specific treatment, but there is much you can do to make your body a tough target.  Read here: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/combating-viruses/  Also, please know that as you treat MSIDS, you are automatically making your body a tougher target for viruses as well.  Often, those that have a high ANA (antinuclear antibody), which is indicative of Lupus, are pleased to find that as they treat MSIDS, their numbers return to normal.  Even in a normal population, 20% have high ANA.  Other conditions that are possible are: thyroid disease, certain liver conditions, and other autoimmune diseases (i.e. Lyme Disease).  http://www.lupusny.org/about-lupus/ana-test

In the immunocompromised it can cause chronic anemia.

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Lyme, Uncategorized, Viruses

Bugs Causing Alzheimer’s

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3483251/Is-Alzheimer-s-spread-cold-sore-virus-Controversial-theory-fuels-fears-disease-infectious.html?offset=0&max=100&reply=118739602&jumpTo=comment-118739602

In a powerful editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Research, an international team of researchers said evidence that bugs are behind Alzheimer’s is ‘incontrovertible’ and can no longer be ignored.

There are more than 100 studies linking the cold sore bug – herpes simplex virus 1, or HSV-1 to it, as well as a bacterium that causes pneumonia. The researchers argue that after working their way into the brain the microbes lie dormant, only to be awakened by aging or illness.  They can then kill vital brain cells, triggering the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. The theory also states that beta-amyloid, the toxic protein often thought to be a cause of the disease, is actually made by the brain to fight off the bugs.

Despite conventional wisdom stating that Alzheimer’s is either caused by faulty genes or a combination of bad luck and aging, the UK research has raised fears the disease could be spread through blood transfusions, operations and even dental work.

The editorial concludes that with tests of hundreds of other drugs coming to nothing, the time is ripe to look at alternatives.

Bugs causing Alzheimer’s is nothing new to the Lyme/MSIDS community.  

https://www.facebook.com/notes/trying-to-eat-bathe-and-breathe-something-that-wont-kill-me/the-lyme-disease-alzheimers-connection-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/745104275528812

Two Astounding Quotes from the documentary “Under Our Skin”: 

“I extracted DNA from 10 Alzheimer brains that came from the Harvard University brain bank. Using molecular methods I was able to find the DNA of the Spirochete which causes Lyme disease in 7 out of 10 of the Alzheimer specimens that I received from Harvard.” – Dr. Alan B. MacDonald

“We never had, in the last 5 years, a single Alzheimer Disease, Lou Gehrig’s Disease / ALS, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis / MS patient who did not test positive for Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease bacteria), not a single one.“ – Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt

Iowan, Jack Gordon, is a case discovery of 2 diseases NEVER found together before on 11.22.2015: Lewy Body Dementia, causing violent hallucinations, and Lyme Disease/MSIDS.  Using his medical files, he was bitten by a tick 35 yrs. ago, but the doctors never acknowledged it by diagnosing or treating him.

You may recognize Lewy Body Dementia as what Robin Williams’ autopsy revealed. https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/did-robin-williams-have-lyme/

 

 

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Lyme, research, Uncategorized, Viruses

Vaccines Made in China

Remember the Chinese manufactured tainted dog food and heparin recalls?

Now there are more than 20,000 doses of improperly stored and expired vaccines illegally sold for $90 million on the black market by more than 100 people associated with Chinese companies and vaccination centers.

Many pharmaceutical products are made overseas where they are not subject to U.S. FDA regulations.  The Catch 22 is vaccine manufacturers can not be held liable for vaccine injuries and deaths.

http://www.thevaccinereaction.org/2016/04/should-we-be-concerned-about-vaccines-made-in-china/

“It is unclear what percentage of the vaccines currently used in the United States are made by Chinese pharmaceutical companies in China or by Western companies with manufacturing facilities in China. We do know that major U.S. and European vaccine makers such as Merck & Co., GlaxoSmithKline plc, and Sanofi Pasteur SA maintain vaccine manufacturing operations in China, that this activity is on the rise, and that Western vaccine makers are also establishing joint venture partnerships with Chinese vaccine companies.”

“A 2012 article in USA Today, however, did report that the FDA estimates that 80% of the ingredients in pharmaceuticals produced by U.S. companies and 40% of the “finished medications” Americans take come from outside the U.S. and, increasingly they come from China and India.”

The FDA inspects drug manufacturing facilities in China and India once every 14 years and can not come unannounced, and up to two-thirds have never had an inspection.

To become more informed on vaccines please read:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/a-word-on-vaccines/

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Uncategorized, vaccines

Support Bill S. 1503

Senator Blumenthal’s bill, S. 1503, Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015, sets up an Advisory Committee with patients and patient advocates as well as doctors and scientists. It emphasizes that the membership must represent the broad spectrum of viewpoints held within the scientific community.

There is currently NO official representatives to the government’s health agency and NO established mechanism to give input.

Lyme advocates have been trying to pass Lyme legislation since 1998 and now the Senate has less than a month to achieve the nearly impossible. Please add your voice.

https://www.lymedisease.org/get-involved/take-action/support-legislation/

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Activism, Uncategorized

Release of Frankinbugs One Step Closer

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/04/05/gmo-mosquitoes.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20160405Z1&et_cid=DM102173&et_rid=1430114341

Despite local opposition in Florida, the FDA has agreed with an environmental assessment submitted by Oxitec3 and stated that GE mosquitoes will not have a significant impact on the environment, bringing Frankinbugs one step closer to being released in Florida.

The mosquitoes have been genetically engineered with protein fragments from the herpes virus, E. coli bacteria, coral and cabbage into the insects, and a “genetic kill switch,” which results in their offspring inheriting the lethal gene.

Pause.

GMO mosquitoes, nature’s dirty needle, have been laced with the herpes virus and E. coli.  

Doesn’t anyone remember Plum Island?

Right now there is a worldwide epidemic of MSIDS (multi systemic infectious disease syndrome or Lyme with friends) that has spread to every state and country except the Antarctica, and give it enough time and it will be found there too.  There have always been ticks – albeit in pocketed areas.   What is different today is we have genetically modified ticks that have been engineered to spread more virulent forms of borrelia and various co-infections that are not natural.  http://www.thedogpress.com/editorials/Plum-island-LymeDisease_Andrews1.asp.

Another interesting fact is that the reason to use these GMO mosquitoes is to fight against mosquito-related tropical diseases like chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. The truth is these diseases pose little risk in Florida.  There hasn’t been a confirmed case of dengue fever since 2010, and the limited cases of Zika and chikungunya were contracted in South America or the Caribbean.

At the town-hall meeting, Florida officials showed the results of a professional face-to-face survey conducted in 2013 to gauge the public’s opinion of GE mosquitoes. The survey showed the general public was opposed to the idea, but the officials state that residents are more informed now than they were then.

Then Chris Creese, Ph.D., Oxitec communications manager, added the point that you don’t need to vote when the government decides to build roads (likening this to releasing GE mosquitoes into the wild), which was met by “boos” from the residents.

Ultimately, if the GE mosquitoes become approved, they could be sought by governments worldwide, making them a major profit center. The Gates Foundation has already spent at least $20 million to fund their development, and the World Health Organization is on board too.  Also, Oxitec, in partnership with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, plans to release the GE mosquitoes, which go by the name of OX513A, in Key Haven, Florida, an island of the Florida Keys located about 1 mile east of Key West.

In the future, keep your ears open to disease outbreaks by and around Key West.

For more information on GMO bugs read:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/frankinbugs/

 

 

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Activism, Uncategorized