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Showing posts with label killer T Cells. Show all posts
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Chronic Lyme disease mimics 350 different diseases
See this link for an interesting video on this subject. Chronic Lyme disease is really complex multi-system, multi-neuroendocrine, multi-infectious disease that mimics over 350 different inflammatory diseases. You can get Lyme disease from a tick bite, in-utero or it can be sexually transmitted. Left improperly treated, you will go on to develop Chronic Lyme disease.
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011
The Complexities of Lyme Disease: A Microbiology Tutorial by Thomas M. Grier M.Sc.
"Why is Lyme disease such a mystery?
Why does it mimic so many other disease?
Why is it so difficult to detect?
The reasons come from the microbiology of the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease."
"The division time of Borrelia burgdorferi is very long. Most other pathogens such as Streptococcus, or Staphylococcus, only take 20 minutes to double, the doubling time of Borrelia burgdorferi is usually estimated to be 12-24 hours. Since most antibiotics are cell wall agent inhibitors, they can only kill bacteria when the bacteria begins to divide and form new cell wall.(35,59-62)
This means: Since most antibiotics can only kill bacteria when they are dividing, a slow doubling time means less lethal exposure to antibiotics. Most bacteria are killed in 10-14 days of antibiotic. To get the same amount of lethal exposure during new cell wall formation of a Lyme spirochete, the antibiotic would have to be present 24 hours a day for 1 year and six months! Note: Antibiotics kill bacteria by binding to the bacteria's ribosomes, and interrupting the formation of cell wall proteins"
Why does it mimic so many other disease?
Why is it so difficult to detect?
The reasons come from the microbiology of the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease."
"The division time of Borrelia burgdorferi is very long. Most other pathogens such as Streptococcus, or Staphylococcus, only take 20 minutes to double, the doubling time of Borrelia burgdorferi is usually estimated to be 12-24 hours. Since most antibiotics are cell wall agent inhibitors, they can only kill bacteria when the bacteria begins to divide and form new cell wall.(35,59-62)
This means: Since most antibiotics can only kill bacteria when they are dividing, a slow doubling time means less lethal exposure to antibiotics. Most bacteria are killed in 10-14 days of antibiotic. To get the same amount of lethal exposure during new cell wall formation of a Lyme spirochete, the antibiotic would have to be present 24 hours a day for 1 year and six months! Note: Antibiotics kill bacteria by binding to the bacteria's ribosomes, and interrupting the formation of cell wall proteins"
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