@Kina , you may be asking the wrong question. Perhaps a better question might be where do people who have a history of Lyme die once they reach the age group of 75 and up, and how does this correlate with Alzheimers deaths.
As for can Borrelia selectively pick the brain or any other organ? Well, it has a known tropism for tissue, but a possible answer might be found in those people who test negative for Lyme, and die of cardiomyapthy, only to, upon autopsy, have it discovered that it was Lyme that killed them. Lyme specific to arthritic knees is, of course, a hallmark of Lyme. Lyme encepholapthy is frequently specific to the brain; certainly I've read enough case studies to support that idea.
And then again, Lyme can be a systemic infection, disrupting many organs and processes.
The biofilm link doesn't have to be Lyme, though. It can be any agent that grows such structures, if I understand the theory rightly.
As for can Borrelia selectively pick the brain or any other organ? Well, it has a known tropism for tissue, but a possible answer might be found in those people who test negative for Lyme, and die of cardiomyapthy, only to, upon autopsy, have it discovered that it was Lyme that killed them. Lyme specific to arthritic knees is, of course, a hallmark of Lyme. Lyme encepholapthy is frequently specific to the brain; certainly I've read enough case studies to support that idea.
And then again, Lyme can be a systemic infection, disrupting many organs and processes.
The biofilm link doesn't have to be Lyme, though. It can be any agent that grows such structures, if I understand the theory rightly.
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