by Jonathan R Kerr, MD, PhD
September 20, 2007
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disease characterized by severe and debilitating fatigue, sleep abnormalities, impaired memory and concentration, and musculoskeletal pain. In the Western world, the population prevalence is estimated to be of the order of 0.5%.
Research studies have identified various features relevant to the pathogenesis of CFS/ME such as viral infection, immune abnormalities and immune activation, exposure to toxins, chemicals and pesticides, stress, hypotension, lymphocyte abnormalities and neuroendocrine dysfunction. However, the precise underlying disease mechanisms and means by which these abnormalities inter-relate in CFS/ME patients remain to be clarified.
Various viruses have been shown to play a triggering or perpetuating role, or both, in this complex disease. Microbes which have been shown to trigger CFS/ME include enteroviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, Chlamydia pneumoniae, parvovirus B19, Coxiella burnetii, Borna disease virus, Varicella Zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6).
Chronic microbial infections which have been documented in CFS/ME patients include Coxiella burnetii, parvovirus B19, Chlamydia pneumoniae, hepatitis C, enteroviruses and human retroviruses.
Virus reactivations in CFS/ME include Varicella-Zoster virus, Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) (increased frequency of cold sores) and EBV.
Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2007 Sep 14; [E-publication ahead of print] PMID: 17873115, by Kerr JR. St. George's University of London, United Kingdom. [E-mail: jkerr@sgul.ac.uk]
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OUR STOMACH IS A EXTENTION OF OUR BRAIN .
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Posted by: CFIDSMEDIA
Sep 23, 2007 |
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If you think about it ,I outlined ,that my believe ,that CFIDS-FM ,IS A HERPY RELATED ILLNESS .
Where from where comes Illnessess ,from having concousions,neck injureis, falling ,sports where the brain is constently being hitt and so on .
DR,Katzenstein ,has researched over 3.500.00 Scules for perhaps ,brain injuries ,
He stated that 95 % of all poeple including infants ,when they became ill ,there was a brain injury .
At times this brain injurie ,show up shortly after or it could take many years to develop and we get sick and do not know wy.
In my case ,when I was finaly diognosed,the doctor and researcer in neuro immune dyorders,ask me strait out ,how many Brain ijuries I had ,I told him 3 ,he replyed that is wy you have this Desease.
think about it it makes so much sence and ask your self "did I have a fall ,a brain injury ,I can tell you now ,a high number of you did have one at least.
Brain injureis disrupt and imbalance the hypotalomis ,hypocampus ,pinial,unlees the are balanced again ,we will have this problems with this for ever life changing Illness .
I learned so much from DR. W. KUHNAU MD ,AND WE WHERE FRIENDS FOR OVER 12 YEARS .
He wrote the introduction of my book ,beyond the dark cloud .
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