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Lyme disease is now thought to be the fastest- Dr JoAnne Whitaker relates that nearly every patient growing infectious disease in the world. Even withthe — with Parkinson's disease tested positive for Bb. current lack of good diagnostic tests, at least 200,000 Dr Louis Romero reports that three patients with new cases are diagnosed each year in the USA and Parkinson's disease were 99 per cent better after TOA- some experts think that as many as one in every 15 free cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) therapy. Americans (20 million persons) is currently infected. When Dr Lida Mattman obtained cultures from 25 Dr Ralph Rowen knows a family where the mother's patients with fibromyalgia, all subjects were positive for the infection spread to five of her six children, all of whom cell wall deficient Bb which causes Lyme disease. recovered with appropriate therapy.” It is difficult to believe She relates that Bb can be found in tears and could that these children were all bitten by ticks, and it easily get onto the hands and thus spread Lyme seems more plausible that person-to-person spread disease via touching. Several families have been within the family caused this problem. Dr Mattman documented where nearly every family member was states: "I'm convinced Lyme disease is transmissible infected. from person to person." How sick the individual patient becomes relates to In 1995, Dr Mattman obtained heir initial spirochaete dose, positive cultures for Bb from 43 of 47 immune system status, persons with chronic illness. Only detoxification capability and stress one of 23 control patients had a evel. positive Bb culture. Dr Mattman Transmission of the disease has subsequently recovered Bb These stress been clearly documented after bites spot om cow ofa" | events enable the | ,"ews mite, mocqutocs an cases of multiple sclerosis, 21 cases mycoplasma to hat Lyme disease can be spread by Richeimersdisease. The complete | DEgin consumption | re ie see eted. for 5.000 recovery of several persons with of cholesterol in the children with Lyme disease; 240 of terminal ALS after appropriate hese children were born with the therapy shows the great importance neural sheath, and disease. of establishing the diagnosis of symptoms Dr Charles Ray Jones, the (as in ALS) Lyme disease. leading paediatric specialist on Some _ very important Lyme disease, found 12 information has recently may begin to breastfed children who had become available about the developed Lyme disease. spread of Lyme disease and the present as these Miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, birth defects and ransplacental infection of the oetus have all been reported. Studies at the University of Vienna found Bb in the urine and breast milk of mothers with magnitude of the problem. The severity of the disease is related to the spirochaete load in the patient. Few spirochaetes produce mild or asymptomatic infection. A study from Switzerland in 1998 pointed out Lyme disease. that only 12.5 per cent of Researchers at the University patients testing positive for Bb had developed _ of Wisconsin reported that dairy cattle can be infected symptoms. A German boy developed Lyme arthritis | with Bb, hence milk could be contaminated. Bb can nerve cells die. five years after his tick bite. also be transmitted to laboratory animals by oral Often, mycoplasma infections remain without intake such as food. symptoms until the victim suffers a stressful event According to the blood bank in Sacramento, (e.g., from shock, accident, major surgery, prolonged California, Lyme disease can be spread by blood transfusions. insomnia, divorce, etc.). These stress events enable The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, the mycoplasma to begin consumption of cholesterol states that their data indicate that Bb can survive blood in the neural sheath, and symptoms (as in ALS) may _ processing techniques used for transfusions in the US. begin to present as these nerve cells die. The As mentioned, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing mechanism of this deterioration is thought to be the epidemic in the world. The disease is grossly suppression of the immune system secondary to —_ underreported, so there are far more than the 200,000 stress. Lyme disease may have a similar delayed cases reported annually in the USA. presentation, as many persons experience the onset of Lyme disease is thought to be a contributing factor Lyme symptoms after stressful events. in 50 per cent of patients who have chronic disease. These stress mycoplasma to begin consumption of cholesterol in the symptoms (as in ALS) may begin to present as these Lyme JUNE — JULY 2009 NEXUS ¢ 23 events enable the neural sheath, and nerve cells die. www.nexusmagazine.com