Bartonella & Coinfections 5th Annual LymeMIND Virtual Conference 2020

December 9, 2020

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Approx. 35 Min

Bartonella & Coinfections: 5th Annual LymeMIND Virtual Conference 2020

Nov. 2, 2020

  • Marna Ericson, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota 
  • Monica Embers, PhD, Associate Professor, Tulane University
  • Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM
  • Melanie S. Steele Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine 
  • Robert Mozayeni, MD, Translational Medicine Group
  • Neil Spector, MD (posthumously), Associate Professor Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Why is Bartonella important to consider as a differential diagnosis? What should patients and the public know about prevention, diagnosis and treatment? What does the latest science tell us about Bartonella? How does it interact with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases? What should patients/public know about prevention, diagnosis and treatment?

Hosted by “Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai proudly supported by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation: Cohen Lyme & Tickborne Disease Initiative”

For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/02/27/advanced-imaging-found-bartonella-around-pic-line/  Bartonella, like Lyme, can be persistent causing chronic infection. Dr. Ericson’s slides within link.

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Bartonella, research

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Sjogren’s Syndrome & Androgen Deficiency

https://www.womensinternational.com/blog/sjogrens-syndrome/

Sjögren’s Syndrome and Androgen Deficiency

sjogren's syndromeSjögren’s syndrome (pronounced “show-grins,” sometimes abbreviated SS) is an autoimmune disorder that predominantly affects women, particularly of perimenopausal age. Mayo Clinic explains that, in Sjögren’s syndrome, “mucous membranes and moisture-secreting glands of your eyes and mouth are usually affected first — resulting in decreased tears and saliva.” Some researchers believe that dysfunction in producing one or more hormones (such as DHEA, testosterone, or estrogen) may be at the root of the problem.

(See link for article)

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**Comment**

Similarly to other autoimmune diseases, scientists do not know what causes Sjogren’s, but Lyme/MSIDS can be one such cause or trigger, along with other viral or bacterial infections.  Per usual, genetics may play a role, as well as hormones – which also isn’t surprising as hormones are important for immune function and so many other processes.  Hormones are often depleted with Lyme/MSIDS.  As it progresses it can cause lung, liver, and kidney issues as well as neuropathy, IBS, and Interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome).  Symptoms that can look identical to Lyme/MSIDS.  

Also similarly to Lyme/MSIDS, Sjogren’s can mimic other diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia.

While the article states that treatments pretty much ease symptoms, addressing the underlying cause(s) is imperative.

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Activism, Interstitial Cystitis, Lyme

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“I Can’t Keep Doing This,” Pleads Wisconsin Medical Director

**UPDATE, Aug. 21, 2021**

Due to denial, censorship, and suppression of Ivermectin by mainstream medicine, our corrupt public health ‘authorities’ and bought out media, people are self-treating with Ivermectin using animal forms.  Now there are reports of poisonings.

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“I Can’t Keep Doing This,” Pleads Wisconsin Medical Director

Dec. 8, 2020

Youtube censored the Senate hearing.  Here is an article and video on this censorship with a clip with Wisconsin Senator Johnson:  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6229105416001#sp=show-clips  Here’s another article on the subject as well:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/youtube-cancels-the-u-s-senate-11612288061?

Here is Kory’s testimony from the Senate hearing:  https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony-Kory-2020-12-08.pdf

In a stunning testimony before the U.S. Senate, Dr. Pierre Kory, medical director at the Trauma and Life Support Center at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, told investigators there is a medicine available that not only can be used as a preventative for COVID-19, but as a treatment for it.

That drug is ivermectin, an antiparasitic compound that costs just 12 cents a dose.

“We now have four large randomized control trials totaling over 1,500 patients each trial showing that as a prophylaxis agent [against COVID-19] it is immensely effective,” Kory said. “You will not get sick. You will be protected from getting ill if you take it in early outpatient treatment.”

Kory went on to excoriate health  officials for concentrating on high-cost drugs (such as Remdesivir) and vaccines and letting people die when ivermectin has proven itself over and over to save lives.

“I cannot keep caring for patients when I know that they could have been saved with earlier treatment and that drug that will treat them and prevent the hospitalization is ivermectin,” Kory said.

He went on to give the results of a study done in Argentina where health care workers were given ivermectin prophylactically and not one became ill.  Of those not given the drug, 58% became ill.

Ivermectin has immense and potent antiviral activity.

For more:  

The reason our public ‘authorities’ do not advocate for safe, inexpensive drugs is because they have severe conflicts of interest and only promote their own cash cows:  

Also, take not the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid out $250 million to control global journalism and “fact-checkers.”  And despite any medical training whatsoever, the media is cast Gates as a public health expert.

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Activism, Treatment, Viruses

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Dapsone For Lyme – 4th Annual “Lyme Disease in the Era of Precision Medicine” Conference

December 8, 2020

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Aug. 28, 2020

Dr. Horowitz on Lyme Disease Treatment

Effect of Dapsone alone and in combination with intracellular antibiotics against the resistant morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi, Richard Horowitz, MD
  • Also see:  https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/11/725  Case study of 3 patients with relapsing and remitting Lyme disease as well as a retrospective chart review of 37 additional patients undergoing DDD CT therapy (40 patients in total) was also performed, which demonstrated tick-borne symptom improvements in 98% of patients, with 45% remaining in remission for 1 year or longer.

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Lyme, research, Treatment

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The Undiagnosed Lyme Disease Epidemic

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Lyme disease is a complex and serious illness that can cause severe health problems if not caught and treated early. Initially discovered more than 30 years ago in Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme disease is quickly becoming the untreated epidemic of the 21st century, as patients around the world struggle to find a “Lyme-literate” medical doctor (LLMD) who can help them regain their health.

What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by a spirochete, or corkscrew-shaped bacteria, called Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease affects multiple systems of the body, with symptoms appearing within one to two weeks after an infected bite.
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Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a complex disease that can affect multiple body systems. In its early stages, patients may experience flu-like systems, including chills, fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, fatigue, and a stiff neck. As the disease progresses, patients may develop nerve problems, arthritis, neurological issues, and more.
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Finding a Lyme-Literate Doctor
Because Lyme can be such a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, your primary care physician may not be the best option. When searching for an LLMD, try to find a provider that is knowledgeable about Lyme disease and has experience treating and helping a large number of Lyme disease patients.
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**Comment**

Great resource for information.  

For a more accurate history on Lyme:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/09/25/why-should-we-care-about-lyme-disease-a-colorful-tale-of-government-conflicts-of-interest-probable-bioweaponization-and-pathogen-complexity/

But according this this, Lyme was around even before all of that:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/02/12/the-persistent-spiral-the-ancient-history-of-lyme-disease-and-tick-borne-infections/  Ozti, the ancient man discovered in 1991, represents the earliest documented case of Lyme Disease.

What’s truly disheartening about this true epidemic, is our public ‘authorities’ have done all they could to downplay, marginalize, and deny it.  While testing for COVID yields more than half to nearly all false-positives, testing for Lyme yields nearly all false-negatives:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/01/study-cdcs-2-tier-lyme-testing-inaccurate-in-more-than-70-of-cases/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/01/16/2-tier-lyme-testing-missed-85-7-of-patients-milford-hospital/

There’s a lot of people walking around out there who have been told they don’t have Lyme when they do.

 

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Lyme

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