Tick-Borne Encephalitis Can Lead To Chronic Illness

May 4, 2020

https://danielcameronmd.com/tick-borne-encephalitis-can-lead-to-chronic-illness/

TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS CAN LEAD TO CHRONIC ILLNESS

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a virus transmitted by ticks, which affects the central nervous system and is typically found in Europe and Asia. TBE is best-known to cause meningitis, meningoencephalitis, and meningoencephalomyelitis. There is no treatment for TBE, but the disease is preventable through vaccinations.

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In an effort to better understand the role of the immune responses in the clinical course and post-treatment outcome of tick-borne encephalitis, Bogovič  and colleagues “assessed 24 cytokines and chemokines associated with innate and adaptive (T and B cell) immune responses.”

The study entitled Inflammatory Immune Responses in Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis: Dynamics and Association with the Outcome of the Disease compared the levels of inflammatory mediators during acute illness and later at follow-up time points

“to evaluate whether immune responses at each time point were associated with the outcome of the disease.”¹

1 in 3 patients with chronic symptoms

The authors found that “at least 30% of patients develop a post-encephalitic syndrome (PES), and approximately 5% are affected by permanent pareses.”

These patients report having

“persistent symptoms such as fatigue, arthralgias and myalgias, headache, dizziness, sleep disorders, emotional lability, memory and concentration disorders, etc., termed PES.”

Post-encephalitic syndrome may be due to “inappropriate activation of host immune responses following [tick-borne encephalitis virus] infection,” the authors suggest.

Furthermore, this “immune response may take months to years to return to homeostasis.”

A new study finds 1 in 3 patients with tick-borne encephalitis develops chronic symptoms. CLICK TO TWEET

“These findings provide new insights into the immunopathogenesis of TBE [tick-borne encephalitis] and implicate inflammatory immune responses with post-encephalitic syndrome years after the initial infection,” the authors conclude.

Tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease

  • A black-legged (Ixodes spp) tick can transmit infectious pathogens causing both TBE and Lyme disease.
  • Although there is no antiviral treatment for TBE, antibiotics can be used to treat Lyme disease and many of the co-infections.
  • There is currently a vaccine for tick-borne encephalitis. But the vaccine to prevent Lyme disease and co-infections was voluntarily taken off the market in 2002.

Individuals with tick-borne encephalitis can also be infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. In one study, “62 (9.1%) [patients] had proven co-infection with borreliae and 240 (35.1%) had possible co-infection,” writes Velušcek.² Meanwhile, proven borrelial co-infections have been reported even higher (13.5% and 16.7%) in other studies, writes. Velušcek.

References:
  1. Bogovič P, Lusa L, Korva M, Lotrič-Furlan S, Resman-Rus K, Pavletič M, Avšič-Županc T, Strle K, Strle F. Inflammatory Immune Responses in Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis: Dynamics and Association with the Outcome of the Disease. Microorganisms. 2019 Oct 31;7(11).
  2. Velušček M, Blagus R, Cerar Kišek T, Ružić-Sabljić E, Avšič-Županc T, F Bajrović F, Stupica D. Antibiotic Use and Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Co-Infection with Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Central Europe. A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2019 Oct 20;8(10).

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**Comment**

I find it interesting that regarding tick-borne encephalitis virus, there is no pharmaceutical treatment, yet people are tripping all over themselves for a treatment for COVID-19 which also is supposedly a virus.  A virus is a virus is a virus.  Why is COVID-19 any different?  (Perhaps it’s a big money maker?)

Of course, Lyme literate doctors utilize many natural options for viruses with success in bolstering the immune system, unlike the highly sought after pharmaceutical options represented for COVID-19, which incidentally make huge profits:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/16/viruses-immunity-dr-waters-fix-your-soil-and-the-seeds-cant-grow/

Things like high dose vitamin C, zinc, monolaurin, vitamin D, fish oil, and ozone, have been utilized successfully not only for tick-borne viral infections but for COVID-19 as well:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/11/85-covid-patients-zero-hospitalizations-no-deaths/

This article points out the obvious ‘elephant in the room’ that those with metabolic disease struggle with COVID-19 more severely:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/26/covid-19-and-the-elephant-in-the-room/  The obvious answer here is dietary and lifestyle choices.  This issue would be true for anyone struggling with chronic illness. Anything that drives inflammation should be dealt with first and fore-most, yet authorities would rather put a band-aid on it and reap massive profits by insisting on a prescription drug.

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Preventing Lyme – Dr. Chesney

https://www.betterhealthguy.com/episode118  Go here for video or audio

Episode #118: Preventing Lyme with Dr. Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc

April 28 2020

About My Guest

My guest for this episode is Dr. Alexis Chesney.  Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.  Originally from New York, Dr. Chesney received a BA from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned a Masters in Science in acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport Acupuncture Institute and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in Connecticut.  She is one of the first naturopathic students to complete a hospital-based medical rotation.  With five of her colleagues from across the nation, she founded the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, which is a recipient of the AANP President’s Award.  Naturopathic residency brought her to Vermont, where she has continued to work with a team of integrative practitioners at Sojourns Community Health Clinic in Westminster. She also has a private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts.  She has dedicated her practices to the treatment of Lyme and tick-borne diseases.  She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians (VANP), the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and a founding full member of International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI).  Dr. Chesney serves on the Board of Directors and as the Naturopathic Medicine Committee Chair for ILADS.  She has been featured as an expert on tick-borne illness at an ILADS conference, at other professional and patient-focused conferences, on local talk radio, and in various news publications.

Key Takeaways

  • Why does the incidence of Lyme disease continue to rise?
  • Are co-infections the rule or the exception?
  • What is the difference between hard and soft ticks?
  • What times of year have the highest risk for tick exposures?
  • How common is a bulls-eye rash?
  • What is the role of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Lyme-like illnesses?
  • What is alpha-gal?
  • How can tick populations be reduced?
  • What should be considered when spending time in nature to reduce the possibility of a tick bite?
  • What treatment options might be considered for prophylaxis?
  • When should one contact a doctor to discuss acute treatment strategies?
  • What testing options may be helpful early on?

Connect With My Guest

http://DrAlexisChesney.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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**Comment**

Many continue to wrongly attribute tick proliferation to “climate change.” Independent tick researcher John Scott has proven climate has nothing to do with it, but rather migrating birds and photo-period (hours of sunlight required for molting) are to blame:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/11/07/ticks-on-the-move-due-to-migrating-birds-and-photoperiod-not-climate-change/

Here, even Dr. Ostfelt admits that the climate change theory doesn’t explain tick movement to Southern coastal regions, yet this isn’t enough to quell the climate theory narrative:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/30/lyme-disease-advice-protecting-yourself-against-ticks/

Unfortunately, while Dr. Chesney is qualified to talk about treatments and health related topics, a tick expert should be the one questioned about ticks.  She can give her opinion and state as much, but so often people give advice and information that may or may not be current. This information is then taken as gospel by patients and doctors – furthering half-truths and old dogma.  This is rife within the topics of tick-borne illness.

A great example of this is tick attachment time required for infection. Within this article Dr. Mather, a tick expert, propagates the narrative that a tick has to be attached for 24 hours to cause human infection when doctors clinically treating people have stated over and over this is not the case in reality: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/28/a-runners-guide-to-tick-prevention-removal-much-of-which-is-wrong/

These issues are really important because mainstream doctors continue to believe these false statements and act upon them. We don’t need more climate data. We need accurate testing, effective treatments, and prevention measures that work.  We also need doctors to become educated to understand very little about Lyme/MSIDS fits into a neat box.

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Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lunch & Learn Series

May 1, 2020

Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lunch & Learn Series With Vector-Borne Disease Regional Centers of Excellence

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The CDC is hosting online activities beginning this Friday and throughout
the month of May for Lyme Disease Awareness Month.  The Vector-Borne
Diseases Regional Centers of Excellence will be providing activity updates
that feature tick-borne disease surveillance, prevention, and control work
in their respective centers through weekly lunch and Learn Series. These
webinars are open to the public.

Every Friday in May at
1pm ET / 12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT

Register in advance for these webinars here.
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_qdg9DzCHSKG6UI–sgO_bQ

May 1
“Ticks Don’t Social Distance”
Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

May 8
“Where Ticks Live & Roam”
Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

May 15
“Where Do Tickborne Diseases Come From?”
Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease

May 22
“The Travelling Tick: Studying Ticks Across Borders”
Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases

May 29
“California Dreamin’ Ticks”
Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Lyme Disease Advice: Protecting Yourself Against Ticks

April 30, 2020

https://www.nextavenue.org/lyme-disease-ticks/

Lyme Disease Advice: Protecting Yourself Against Ticks

The disease is more dangerous for older adults

By Craig Miller

April 27, 2020

Rick Ostfiled holds a white-footed mouse, a key vector for ticks that spread Lyme disease
Credit: Robin Moore, Cary Institute of Ecological Studies Rick Ostfeld holds a white-footed mouse, which can carry Lyme disease

August 15, 2018. That’s when the roller coaster ride began for Paige Persak.

That’s when the roller coaster ride began for Paige Persak.

On that day, the Chicago-area schoolteacher looked down and spotted a circular red mark on her right wrist.

“It looked almost like I had a large version of a cigarette burn — perfectly round,” Persak says.

Later, a concentric circle would form around it, revealing the classic “bullseye” rash that often (but not always) signals a Lyme disease infection.

Lyme is carried by blacklegged ticks — small and easy to overlook, even when they’re biting as they are at this time of year. In fact, over the next year, Persak would have three tick bites and endure two separate rounds with Lyme. The disease can manifest in many ways, with headaches, fever and joint pain, and can mimic other conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

But Persak says she was most overcome with fatigue.

“I’m an active, pretty spry grandmother … and I just felt beat and exhausted,” recalls Persak, now 69. “My muscles hurt, my legs. I could sometimes just barely get down a couple of city blocks.”

(See link for article which goes into tick prevention efforts by Osfeld)
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**Comment**
Key quotes:
It’s now present, to some degree, in all 50 states.

“Diagnosis continues to be a huge problem,” says Ostfeld. “We’re using twenty-five-year-old technology to try to diagnose tick-borne disease, and it is far from perfect.”

FYI: The same antibody testing currently used for COVID-19 – with the same problems, which are legion.
Please note the following illogical statement:
It’s likely the warming climate that’s driving ticks north, but this does not explain the spread of the disease into southern coastal regions that are seeing Lyme cases for the first time.
So if your theory doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.  Quit trying to make the climate the issue in tick, and therefore disease proliferation.  It’s already been proven to be a moot point but they keep spinning the narrative back to it as if it’s a given:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/11/07/ticks-on-the-move-due-to-migrating-birds-and-photoperiod-not-climate-change/
It’s way beyond time for answers – real answers to the true pandemic of tick-borne illness.

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Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Newsletter: COVID-19 Safety Concerns

Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute Spring 2020 Newsletter 

COVD-19 Vaccine Safety Concerns

Like all of you, Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute has been very concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on individual health, education, the economy, and the lives of millions of citizens around the country. Our hearts and prayers go out to all who have been negatively impacted.

We have been watching closely as the government and those in public health have talked about how and when this shutdown will end. We have payed especially close attention to all mentions of COVID-19 vaccines which, unfortunately, are being touted as the only potential savior in this pandemic. As our followers and generous donors know, we are focused on alternatives to the use of vaccines and other products which utilize human aborted fetal DNA.

There are many vaccine candidates in the pipeline for COVID-19; at least five utilize aborted fetal DNA in their development and/or manufacturing process. Those are:
  1. Moderna’s mRNA-1273 (https://www.modernatx.com/modernas-work-potential-vaccine-against-covid-19) which is an mRNA vaccine using S protein to deliver the mRNA. That S protein is made using HEK293 cells. HEK stands for Human Embryonic Kidney and are cells originating from an abortion in the Netherlands in the 1970’s. The number 293 denotes that they came from the 293rd experiment. Although animal models indicated the trial vaccine can stimulate antibody production, Moderna bypassed animal safety testing and began human trials in March. It is important to note that there is concern in the medical and scientific community regarding skipping and rushing safety testing steps. Past attempts at vaccine development for this virus family led to “immune enhancement” or “pathogenic priming.” Vaccinated animals were made more susceptible to severe disease and adverse outcomes when exposed to the wild virus, or similar viruses.  Moderna has received a US government agency BARDA grant of $483 million to accelerate production of this vaccine.(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550498/)
  2. China’s CanSino Biologics Ad5-nCoV is an adenovirus-based viral vector vaccine that also uses the HEK293 cell line. 
  3. The Johnson and Johnson unnamed candidate vaccine being developed by their subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutical, is also an adenovirus-based platform using the PERC6 cell line. PERC are human embryonic retinal cells taken from an abortion of a fetus at 18 weeks gestation. This is the first time a vaccine has been manufactured using the PERC6 cell line. The US Federal Government has awarded Johnson & Johnson over $400 million for the manufacturing of this vaccine. 
  4. The University of Pittsburgh is developing a recombinant subunit vaccine, PittCoVacc, based on the HEK293 cell. It would be administered via a skin patch. 
  5. It was announced last week that a UK collaboration between Merck, the University of Oxford, and the Jenner Institute, has resulted in a 5th COVID-19 vaccine cultured on aborted human DNA—specifically the HEK293 cell line. Human trials of this vaccine, named ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, began last week and they announced plans to have 1 million doses available by Fall.  

Dr. Deisher has spoken often about the dangers of utilizing aborted fetal cells in vaccine manufacturing, which leaves the final product contaminated with fragments of human DNA.

Exposure to this primitive DNA can lead to insertional mutagenesis, where the contaminating DNA fragments randomly insert into the child’s own DNA, causing mutations which can lead to cancer and autoimmunity. 

In addition to concerns with the potential for insertional mutagenesis and autoimmune disease as a result of residual DNA fragments in these newly developed COVID-19 vaccines, as noted earlier, there is also concern that all of the COVID-19 vaccines are being rushed to market, bypassing very important animal safety testing, not using inert placebos in control groups, and rushing human trials, potentially missing critical side effects and unintended outcomes. Since the federal government has already stated they will approve COVID-19 vaccines for use under Emergency Use Protocols in the fall if they meet the barest of testing measures, it is deeply concerning that many thousands, if not millions, of individuals could be exposed to a vaccine that carries undiscovered risks and unknown benefits.  
How to Stay Healthy During this Time

Rather than rush to get untested vaccines with serious safety concerns, individuals can protect their health, increase resistance, and improve recovery from any illness by following good health practices. Besides hand-washing and social distancing at this time, there is much you can do.

We encourage you to explore the many resources being provided online by natural health and other medical practitioners who are providing expert guidance on diet, and healing protocols with Vitamins C, D, A and zinc, and more. Many practitioners including functional medicine providers are not only guiding their patients to stay healthy, they are successfully treating COVID-19 patients, keeping them out of the hospital, and helping them return to full health. If an individual does develop COVID-19, there are treatments and therapeutics available to ameliorate symptoms and prevent poor outcomes—potentially even AVM Biotechnology’s own AVM0703.

Stay well.

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/29/dr-fauci-pushes-for-covid-19-vaccine-despite-research-showing-vaccinated-may-get-sicker-and-even-die-lab-animals-got-sicker-too/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/09/gates-funded-coronavirus-vaccine-starts-testing-in-people/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/21/inovio-covid-19-vaccine-uses-electricity-to-drive-dna-into-body-cells/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/29/gates-patent-for-body-activity-data-apparatus/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/22/google-will-track-cell-phone-user-locations-to-monitor-social-distancing/

 

 

 

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