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When babesia, bartonella and erlichia have been treated and presumably dealt with, can they remain latent like lyme or herpes? Or are they gone for good?
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TF
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From page 23 of Burrascano:
"Babesia infections, even mild ones, may recur even after treatment and cause severe illness. This phenomenon has been reported to occur at any time, including up to several years after the initial infection! Furthermore, such Babesia carriers pose a risk to the blood supply as this infection has been reported to be passed on by blood transfusion."
I believe the Red Cross knows this and, therefore, does not allow anyone who has had babs to ever donate blood again.
Don't know the answer for bart and ehrlichia.
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nefferdun
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I have experienced the different infections going dormant after treatment, while another infections emerges and takes over. It seems like it is gone but it is actually just waiting it's opportunity to be number one again.
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