Bartonella Presenting with Lymphadenopathy

January 9, 2019

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30068900/

Cat-Scratch Disease in an AIDS Patient Presenting with Generalized Lymphadenopathy: An Unusual Presentation with Delayed Diagnosis.

Mantis J, et al. Am J Case Rep. 2018.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Bartonella infection is the causative organism of cat-scratch disease (CSD), which typically presents with self-limited localized lymphadenopathy. In HIV-infected patients, Bartonella infection can cause systemic illnesses with significant morbidity and mortality manifesting as bacillary angiomatosis (BA), hepatic peliosis, splenitis, bacteremic febrile illness, and other organ involvement. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of HIV-infected patients presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy caused by Bartonella infection. We report an unusual case of CSD presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy in an AIDS patient with advanced immunosuppression.

CASE REPORT A 44-year-old woman with AIDS, advanced immunosuppression, and intermittent adherence to antiretroviral therapy and medical care, presented with cough and increased generalized tender lymphadenopathy. A lymph node biopsy 1 year earlier was non-diagnostic for tuberculosis, fungal infection, and lymphoproliferative disorders. She remained with generalized lymphadenopathy. A repeat biopsy with the addition of Warthin-Starry silver staining suggested the diagnosis of cat-scratch lymphadenitis. She responded well to a long course of azithromycin antibiotic therapy, with the resolution of lymphadenopathy. CONCLUSIONS Cat-scratch disease may present with prolonged generalized lymphadenopathy, an unusual presentation in HIV patients with advanced immunosuppression. Awareness of the possibility of CSD in a similar clinical scenario may prompt early recognition and management of this disease.

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**Comment**

While this case study is on an HIV-infected patient, those infected with Lyme/MSIDS can have similar presentations with systemic illness, and significant morbidity and mortality due to the immunosuppressive nature of tick borne infections (TBI’s).

Both my husband and I had Bartonella yet no lymph-node involvement.  This checklist outlines most of the most prevalent symptoms & we had many:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/03/bartonella-treatment/  (Checklist within link along with other symptoms and cases)

Notice that treatment was a “long course” of antibiotics that for some reason is acceptable for an immunosuppressed HIV patient but NOT an immunosuppressed Lyme/MSIDS patient.  It’s a head scratcher for sure.

Congenital transmission is highly likely:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/01/02/bartonella-in-entire-canadian-family/

 

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High Prevalence, Diversity, & Coinfection of Bartonella in Saudi Arabian Gerbils

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30071312/

Molecular assessment of Bartonella in Gerbillus nanus from Saudi Arabia reveals high levels of prevalence, diversity and co-infection.

Kleynhans DJ, et al. Infect Genet Evol. 2018.

Abstract

Bartonellae bacteria are associated with several re-emerging human diseases. These vector-borne pathogens have a global distribution, yet data on Bartonella prevalence and diversity in the Arabian Peninsula are limited. In this study we assessed the Bartonella infection status of the Baluchistan gerbil (Gerbillus nanus), a species associated with pastoral communities throughout the Middle East region, using a multi-gene PCR screening approach.

The results demonstrated that 94 (68.1%) of the 138 gerbils trapped on a monthly basis, over a period of one year, were PCR-positive. Sequencing of the gltA gene region confirmed the presence of four discrete Bartonella lineages (I-IV) and high levels of co-infection (33.0%). Each of the four lineages, varied in overall abundance (7.5%-47.9%) and had discernible seasonal peaks. Bartonella status was significantly correlated with ectoparasite presence, but not with sex, nor with season. Statistical analyses further revealed that co-infected individuals had a significantly higher relative body condition. Multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) performed with a concatenated dataset of three genetic loci (gltA, nuoG, and rpoB), 1452 nucleotides (nt) in length confirmed that lineage IV, which occurred in 24 PCR-positive animals (25.5%), is most closely related to zoonotic B. elizabethae. The remaining three lineages (I-III) formed a monophyletic clade which, on the basis of gltA was shown to contain bartonellae from diverse Gerbillinae species from the Middle East, suggestive of a gerbil-associated species complex in this region. Lineage I was identical to a Candidatus B. sanaae strain identified previously in Bushy-tailed jirds (Sekeetamys calurus) from Egypt, wherease MLSA indicate that lineages II and III are novel. The high levels of infection and co-infection, together with the presence of multiple Bartonella lineages indicate that Gerbillus nanus is likely a natural reservoir of Bartonella in the Arabian Peninsula.

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**Comment**

Bartonella is highly prevalent in Lyme/MSIDS patients, yet, mainstream medicine isn’t even looking at it.  If they do look at it they make the mistake of downplaying its significance.  This article is yet another example of its proliferation and presence.  Ticks are also ectoparasites yet many deny its ability to transmit Bartonella.  This issue needs to be resolved; however, since so many Lyme/MSIDS patients have it, it’s either transmitted directly from ticks OR the tick bite and subsequent immune suppression causes asymptomatic cases to reactivate.  Either way, it is an important issue.

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

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2011/09/25/the-bartonella-checklist-copyrighted-2011-james-schaller-md-version-11/  If you suspect Bartonella, print off and fill out this checklist.  While the symptoms are many and varied, my husband had unexplained and sudden anxiety, irritability, rage, sudden knee-jerk reactions, skin tags & severe itching, and we both felt as if someone beat the bottoms of our feet with a hammer.  Proper treatment ameliorated all of these symptoms.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/01/02/bartonella-in-entire-canadian-family/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/10/02/1st-documented-case-of-girl-with-blood-stream-infection-with-bartonella-with-coinfection-of-another-bartonella-strain/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/11/10/neurological-presentations-of-bartonella-henselae-infection/

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5G Will Blanket Earth with Ultra-high Microwave Frequencies

January 8, 2019

https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-01-08-experts-warn-5g-technology-will-blanket-the-earth-microwave-frequencies.html

Experts WARN: 5G technology will blanket the Earth with ultra-high microwave frequencies

Tuesday, January 08, 2019 by:  

(Natural News) As the dawn of the next generation of the internet, 5G, approaches, proponents of the new technology can’t seem to stop singing its praises. Faster speeds, better connectivity and nearly instantaneous data transfers are among the promises of 5G technology, but what no one is talking about is the cost of this venture. Beyond the actual financial costs of implementing a new 5G grid worldwide, experts are cautioning that 5G will come with a steep price — and the health of humanity and the rest of the planet will be  paying for it.

To make matters worse, anyone who tries to even report on the growing number of specialists and activists sounding the alarm on the dangers of 5G is at risk of being silenced. What are they trying to hide?

5G will “microwave” the planet and everyone on it

As Natural Health 365 reports, former congressional candidate-turned-advocate Kevin Mottus has been particularly outspoken about the potential health disaster that is 5G technology. Mottus has stated that the damaging effects of 5G are already being observed in children.

“We are microwaving our population,” the safety activist reportedly declared.

More than 230 scientists, doctors and other experts have weighed in on the ominous threat posed by the soon-to-be-everywhere 5G network.

In order to achieve faster speeds, 5G relies on millimeter waves, which are even smaller than microwaves and operate at a higher frequency. These smaller waves are more easily absorbed by buildings, trees and other things (like people), so more towers will be needed in order to maintain connectivity. The industry has created specialized “small cell” stations and new, larger base stations to accommodate the demands of 5G tech. Even so, it’s expected that a small cell will need to be installed every 250 meters in cities for 5G to work properly. There will be one on every street corner.

Health risks swept under the rug

Internet speeds may be faster, but this will ultimately create an inescapable “blanket” of electromagnetic radiation. Studies have already confirmed that prolonged exposure to the radiation produced by these frequencies can cause cancer.

As reported:

An expert review panel looked at a $25-million study carried out by the National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program (NTP). The panel discovered that radio-frequency radiation emitted from cell phones was linked to heart and brain tumors, providing evidence of carcinogenicity, at least in animals. 

The NTP study “exposed thousands of rats to two types of radiation emitted by cell phones for a period of nine hours each day, starting in the womb and ending with their natural deaths.” Scientists ultimately concluded that there is indeed a definitive link between electromagnetic radiation exposure and cancer risk.

In the study, rats were exposed to 2G and 3G cellphone radiation. These earlier generations are by and large expected to be much safer than the newer technologies, given that 5G waves will be more readily absorbed.

There is now a growing body of research which demonstrates the health risks of 5G.

But as Natural Health 365 reports, the FCC is acting in favor of corporate interests, rather than public health, and has even been caught trying to suppress conversation on the dangers of 5G. As reported:

At the July 14th press conference, Bloomberg News reporter Todd Shields had his press credentials confiscated by members of the FCC security force. His offense? He was in the act of speaking with safety advocates concerned about radiation, who wanted to show him a tee shirt symbolizing their concerns.

Shields went on to confront FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler about how his credentials were taken away and asked for comment. Wheeler reportedly said that Shields could have his badge back — but not without “reminding” the reporter that journalists at press conferences need to “behave responsibly.” And in the eyes of the government, that means only showing the side of the story they want people to see.

You can learn more about the dangers of 5G at Radiation.news.

Sources for this article include:

NaturalHealth365.com

PRNewsWire.com

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For more:

Wisconsin based groups against 5G:
https://wisconsinsafetech.com
www.OconomowocForSafeTechnology.org
www.electricalpollution.com

Here is a recent WISN TV interview with Elaine Unger, Wisconsin for Safe Technology: https://youtu.be/vjmgzei2WS4

(Former Michigan State Senator/aerospace engineer) Patrick Colbeck youtube channel — https://www.youtube.com/user/pjcolbeck7

His State Senator youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02jd4SHcQygGjNtAzkUX2Q

Additional Websites:
www.ehtrust.org
https://microwavenews.com
https://mdsafetech.org/5g-telecommunications-science/
http://www.cellphonetaskforce.org/5g-from-blankets-to-bullets/
https://www.saferemr.com

Articles and Links
Link to Article 1 titled:
Microwave Weapons-New York Times Sept 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/science/sonic-attack-cuba-microwave.html

Link to Article 2 titled:
Microwave Attack on Cuban Embassy CNN Sept 2018
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/health/cuba-china-state-department-microwaves-sonic-attacks/index.html

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/08/24/take-back-your-power-smart-meter-documentary/   This must see documentary reveals how smart meters emit dirty electricity causing health problems, are a fire hazard, allow in-home spying, including the ability to be hacked https://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/energy-electricity-data-use-113901, and actually increase your utility bills.

Under the auspice of climate action, President Obama in 2008 asked for $100B to fund a smart grid which incentivized utilities with grants up to $200M each to install new digitized wireless meters for electricity, water and gas. This plan now is in 60-65% U.S. homes. Other nations have followed. These smart meters were created to be integrated with big telecom’s 5G plans.

The executive summary is:

  • Over 6,000 published studies since the 30’s show negative health effects.
  • Smart meters emit pulsed microwave radiation – as much as 190,000 times/day.
  • The strength of each pulse is hundreds of times higher than radiation from cell phones.
  • 42:42 does a great job of quickly explaining what the definition of a smart grid is. (A wireless system which turns every appliance in your home into a transmitting cell phone which in turn will be sent to aggregate meters where all data from your neighborhood is collected/transmitted collectively bouncing from house to house that will be sent to the utility company. An RF signal will be firing at many many times a second, increasing radio frequency exposure exponentially.
  • 44:00 shows aphids on the leaf of an orange tree after radar equipment was installed at an airport. You can visually see them pulsing every few seconds in tandem with the radar rotation device. The airport was 14 miles away.
    The switch mode power supply emits dirty electricity. (Go to 51:20 for more)
  • At 55:00 using dark field microscopy, Dr. Springob shows how smart meters in only 2 min and only 1 foot away from the meter cause cell degradation including bottle cap formation, as well as red blood cells stacking up prohibiting oxygen from being delivered to the body. Many complain of headaches around the meters.
  • 44:44 shows a graph of peer-reviewed published science on radiation testing results/public standards.
  • At 57:30 Dr. Klinghardt discusses how fetuses are affected with a correlation between Autism and increased electromagnetic fields.
  • 48:46 in 1972 the U.S. Navy produces an unclassified report of the health effects on the human body observed from microwave radiation. There were five pages of human health effects. (headaches, insomnia, restlessness, EEG changes, seizures, convulsions, erratic heart palpitations, anxiety, chest pains, and changes in pace-makers – among many others)
  • 58:51 Jerry L. Phillips, PhD describes smart meter research funded by Motorola that started out amicable but went sour when negative results came back. The two pie-charts given demonstrate the polarization between non-industry studies showing a 70% harmful effect of smart meters vs only a 32% harmful effect in industry led studies. Motorola urged him NOT to publish his findings. (Sound familiar?)
  • 1:05 shows a frightening story of a young man who died from brain cancer due to a cell tower at San Diego State. There was a cluster of brain cancer deaths and all of them lived next to that tower.
  • 1:08 shows the city police trespassing onto peoples’ property to allow the electric companies to trespass to install smart meters – kicking in doors and cutting locks. A housewife was handcuffed and taken to jail for “interfering.”

The solution to the smart meter problem:

Note: anyone can do the (Notice of Liability) NOL process, no matter if they have an analog meter, a “smart” meter, or anything in between. Documents, templates, videos, guides: www.inpowermovement.com

Leaders at Inpowermovement do not receive salaries at this time and 100% of donations will go directly toward technology improvements.  They are in process of building tools to automate the NOL process, & train leaders.

 

 

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Bird Size & Nest Site Have Biggest Impact on Tick Prevalence & Abundance, Study Says

Life history characteristics of birds influence patterns of tick parasitism

*Brinkerhoff RJ, Dang L, Streby HM, Gimpel M.

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 2018 Nov 27;9(1):1547096.
eCollection 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1547096

Abstract
*Introduction*

Birds serve as reservoirs for tick-borne pathogens as well as hosts for
multiple tick species of public health relevance. Birds may perpetuate
life cycles of vectors and vector-borne pathogens and disperse disease
vectors over long distances, supplementing populations at range margins
or seeding invading populations beyond the edges of current tick
distributions. Our goal for this study was to identify life history
characteristics of birds that most strongly affect tick parasitism.

*Materials and Methods*

We collected 6203 ticks from 5426 birds from two sites in eastern North
America and used field-derived parasitism data and published literature
to analyze impacts of life history factors on tick parasitism in birds.

*Results and Discussion*

We identified body size and nest site to have the strongest impact on
tick prevalence and abundance in the songbird species included in this
study. Our findings reveal site-independent patterns in tick parasitism
on birds and suggest that physical more than behavioral characteristics
may influence a bird species’ suitability as a host for ticks.

*Conclusions*

The data and results published here will contribute to a growing body
of literature and information on bird-tick interactions and will help
elucidate patterns of tick and tick-borne pathogen geographic expansion.

*Free, full text*: https://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1547096

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More on the role of Birds:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/11/07/ticks-on-the-move-due-to-migrating-birds-and-photoperiod-not-climate-change/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/08/17/of-birds-and-ticks/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/10/02/the-role-of-birds-in-tickborne-illness/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/08/12/bbsl-infected-ticks-in-canadian-songbirds/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/11/16/study-shows-lyme-in-15-species-of-canadian-ticks-6-of-which-bite-humans-numerous-new-bird-species-acting-as-hosts/  We provide the first report of a Bbsl-positive Amblyomma longirostre larva parasitizing a bird; this bird parasitism suggests that a Willow Flycatcher is a competent reservoir of Bbsl. Our findings show that Bbsl is present in all provinces, and that multiple tick species are implicated in the enzootic maintenance cycle of this pathogen. Ultimately, Bbsl poses a serious public health contagion Canada-wise.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/07/09/infected-ticks-collected-from-birds-in-northern-italy/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/06/08/hemorrhagic-fever-virus-found-on-ticks-on-migratory-birds/

 

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Wahls Protocol – Impact of Diet & Nutrition in MS & Other Neurological Diseases

Episode #87: Wahls Protocol with Dr. Terry Wahls, MD

By Better Health Guy

Why You Should Listen:

In this episode, you will learn about the Wahls Protocol and the impact of diet and nutrition in MS and other neurological diseases.

About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Terry Wahls. Terry Wahls, MD is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. In 2018 she was awarded the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Linus Pauling Award for her contributions in research, clinical care, and patient advocacy. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of “The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine”, “The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles”, and the cookbook “The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions”. She conducts clinical trials that test the effect of nutrition and lifestyle interventions to treat MS and other progressive health problems. She teaches the public and medical community about the healing power of the Paleo diet and therapeutic lifestyle changes that restore health and vitality. She hosts a Wahls Protocol Seminar every August where anyone can learn how to implement the Protocol with ease and success.

Key Takeaways:

– How did Dr. Wahls go from four years in a wheelchair to riding her bike to work? – What is the 3/3/3 nutrition program?

– Why are greens, colored vegetables and fruits, and sulfur-containing foods so critical?

– How is the mitochondria and myelin supported through diet?

– Why are mushrooms and seaweed key components of the protocol?

– What protein sources are utilized?

– What is the role if intestinal hyperpermeability in autoimmune diseases?

– Are lectins a problem for those with neurological disease?

– What is the role of the microbiome in supporting health?

– Do infections play a role in MS?

– Does environmental toxicity need to be considered to maximize health potential?

Connect With My Guest: http://terrywahls.com Related Resources: Diet: http://terrywahls.com/diet Papers: http://terrywahls.com/papers Interview Date: December 11, 2018 Additional Information: To learn more, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com.

Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today’s discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

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More on Wahls:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/05/20/minding-your-mitochondria/

 

 

 

 

 

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