Good news, a govmt agency in midwest used this Lyme expert for a presentation and are circulating his info....please note the strong statements about xmrv!! (this is just an excerpt from a longer presentation focused mostly on lymes)
Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., M.D.
LYME DISEASE
The Nuts and Bolts.
*Ticks may carry DOZENS of potential pathogens- NATURE’S DIRTY NEEDLE!
*One tick bite can result in simultaneous co-infections by different germs
*Spirochetes (Lyme)
*Parasites (Babesia)
*Bacteria (Ehrlichia, Anaplasma)
*Mycoplasmas (Gulf-War and Chronic Fatigue germs)
*Viruses (T.B.E., West Nile Virus)
*Worms (nematodes)?
XMRV- A New Retrovirus- Is This Another Co-Infection?
*Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) was first isolated from prostate cancer patients
*Dr. Judy Mikovits looked for XMRV in CFIDS patients. She found it in only 3.7% of healthy controls but 95% of CFIDS cases were antibody positive and 68% were PCR-positive. Overall, 98% tested positive!
*Recently, the FDA has independently confirmed this study
*She and collaborating clinicians also found XMRV in Lyme, fibromyalgia, atypical MS and autism
*This is a retrovirus (as is HIV) and theoretically can cause or add to many symptoms and immune defects as seen in these illnesses, as well as in Lyme
*Three avenues of treatment are being studied:
*Anti-retroviral agents, as used in HIV
*Artesunate
*Antiviral herbs
Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., M.D.
LYME DISEASE
The Nuts and Bolts.
*Ticks may carry DOZENS of potential pathogens- NATURE’S DIRTY NEEDLE!
*One tick bite can result in simultaneous co-infections by different germs
*Spirochetes (Lyme)
*Parasites (Babesia)
*Bacteria (Ehrlichia, Anaplasma)
*Mycoplasmas (Gulf-War and Chronic Fatigue germs)
*Viruses (T.B.E., West Nile Virus)
*Worms (nematodes)?
XMRV- A New Retrovirus- Is This Another Co-Infection?
*Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) was first isolated from prostate cancer patients
*Dr. Judy Mikovits looked for XMRV in CFIDS patients. She found it in only 3.7% of healthy controls but 95% of CFIDS cases were antibody positive and 68% were PCR-positive. Overall, 98% tested positive!
*Recently, the FDA has independently confirmed this study
*She and collaborating clinicians also found XMRV in Lyme, fibromyalgia, atypical MS and autism
*This is a retrovirus (as is HIV) and theoretically can cause or add to many symptoms and immune defects as seen in these illnesses, as well as in Lyme
*Three avenues of treatment are being studied:
*Anti-retroviral agents, as used in HIV
*Artesunate
*Antiviral herbs