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Topic: Can LD be transmitted from patient with Parkinson's to me?

BenRoss
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Member # 20227

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Hi all,

I've been dealing with chronic lyme for at least 8 years now, with debilitating symptoms for 1 and 1/2 years now. Just today I agreed to start working with a man who has advanced Parkinson's disease. I've read things about Parkinson's patients having Lyme, and how it could potentially be transmitted even through contact. Here's a quote illustrating what I'm talking about:

From "New ideas about the cause, spread and therapy of Lyme Disease". Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, July, 2004 by James Howenstine.

Dr. Joanne Whitaker relates that nearly every patient with Parkinson's Disease (PD) has tested positive for Bb. Dr. Louis Romero reports that 3 patients with PD are 99% better after TAO-free cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) therapy. When Dr. Mattman cultured 25 patients with fibromyalgia all subjects had positive cultures for the CWD Bb. which causes LD. She relates that Bb can be found in tears and could thus easily appear on the hands where touching could spread LD. Several families are now documented where nearly every family member is infected. How sick the individual patient becomes probably relates to their initial spirochete dose, immune system, detoxification capability and stress levels.

I hope this is just neurotic worry for nothing, but could I get reinfected through contact? AND what do people think of the likelihood that his symptoms could be partially or completely due to Lyme (in which case I'd want to find a way to tell this to the family)? THANK YOU!

Ben

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Pinelady
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 18524

posted

I say yes and yes. Anything is possible with Lyme.

It is not neurotic and as a spirochete should be

treated like syphilis. If you get the chance to

see the movie UOS it will help you to see what I am

saying. I believe you got it right on the

individual and immune system.

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Suspected Lyme 07 Test neg One band migrating in IgG region
unable to identify.Igenex Jan.09IFA titer 1:40 IND
IgM neg pos
31 +++ 34 IND 39 IND 41 IND 83-93 +
DX:Neuroborreliosis

Posts: 5850 | From Kentucky | Registered: Dec 2008 | IP: Logged |

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