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elara
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I'm hoping to understand if others have experienced some similar diagnosis and treatments?

First I've tested positive for Lyme and live in an endemic rural area and have been bitten by ticks.

I've also been tested positive for Toxoplasma Gondii or toxoplasmosis which is parasite that cannot be cured but is believed to be controlled by the immune system and remains sub-clinical.

I've also tested positive for 3 of the Herpes family of viruses including HHV-6 which never leave your body and result in a similar subclinical immune battle.

This set of infections are considered the most likely triggers for CFS/ME which has symptoms similar to chronic Lyme.

Many researchers have speculated that the combination of ongoing infections including Lyme, Toxoplasmosis and various virus's including the Herpes family disrupt the immune system causing the myriad of symptoms and eventually disturb the cellular metabolism such that it can partially shut down.

This and many other chronic illness's could be the end result of the combination of infections such as Lyme and others plus toxins and other immune system disturbers such as allergies over years.

I'm curious how many of us experience the fatigue and other chronic Lyme & CFS/ME like symptoms plus additional problems similar to IBS, chemical sensitivity with hives and lip swelling edema, and Asthma.

Has anyone had luck with Kaiser Permanente in dealing with these problems? They seem unable or unwilling to even try. Is that others experience?

The big picture is explained in this paper. Its not all inclusive but does it seem to suggest what might be underlying cause in the modern day the upsurge in chronic problems including chronic Lyme and CFS/ME and similar conditions?

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567724913002390

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