Keebler
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- Very important work they are doing on virusus. Unfortunately, viruses and bacteria behave very differently in some key ways. Still, I think that whatever they learn about one thing might, in some way be able to also help better understand the body, bacteria and other things, too.
And, for many with chronic bacterial infections, viruses are also often involved. Addressing chronic viruses could certainly help by lightening the load and then bacteria might not be able to have such a strong hold.
It would be fabulous if their work could apply not just to viruses but also to bacteria (and even to the unique immune disabling properties of borrelia). -
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poppy
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Generally the medical establishment does not believe in chronic bacterial infections. Latent, yes. Chronic that causes symptoms, no.
It certainly would be nice if this work applied to bacteria as well. I think the problem they are looking at in this research is also a major one in lyme disease. We have a chronic and ineffective immune response to the spirochetes, so chronic inflammation that causes more damage. Whether the mechanism is the same or not in bacteria as in viruses.....?
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Keebler
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- Good point, poppy. It's true that they just don't want to admit the existence of chronic bacterial infections. -
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