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The news today talked about how Alzheimers is now an epidemic and the 6th highest death rate in the US.
I've read that Lyme (and/or coinfections) can cause the brain damage which occurs with Alzheimers, so its "epidemic" is really part of the Lyme and co. epidemic.
Is this likely a true statement?
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My grandfather was completely senile by the time he passed away.
He was also an avid gardener who spent most of his free time in his back yard. I don't think he had any knowledge of Lyme & Co.
When I picture him prior to his mental and physical decline, I see him in his yard clothes, covered in bits of cut grass, etc.
Makes you wonder.
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Razzle
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Yes, Lyme is suspected to be capable of causing Alzheimer's. There is a pathologist in the movie "Under Our Skin" (showing on some PBS stations soon - see http://www.underourskin.com/tv for details) and the book "Cure Unknown" (by Pamela Weintraub) who took samples from a Alzheimer's brain bank and tested them for Lyme. He found Lyme in most of the samples tested.
I don't think Lyme causes all cases of dimentia or Alzheimer's, but it certainly is capable of it in my opinion...
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Yes it does. He found it in 7 of the 10 brains he autopsied.
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Someone posted a link here not too long ago from a speech by an Austrian MD which said that in Europe they recognize 3 phases of Lyme:
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. The Tertiary phase comes later in life as Alzheimer's.
Here, in the US, only the first two, acute, and chronic are recognized.
I should have checked this first for facts, but you can find in a search.
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TerryK
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I believe there is likely more than one cause for alzheimers.
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