Lyme Disease Support Group

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. It is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks.

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cave76 09/19/2012

People who want to understand what Bb can do:

"Strategies for Persistent Borrelia Infection

Antigenic Variation

Intracellular Sequestration

Pleomorphism"

http://natcaplyme.org/lyme-topics/

If a member is here for the VERY MUCH NEEDED emotional support and a quick answer then that article is probably not for them. We all get our help in different ways. Mine is to know all I can know about my 'enemy'.

deleted_user 09/19/2012

thanks for the link! It is good to see in one place the names of many of the articles that can be cited as evidence that we are not crazy. good info too

cave76 09/20/2012

A woman (Cheryl) has collected a lot of very well researched files about Lyme. One of them is about persistence. From one of the recent articles she posted:

"Our results indicate that disseminated spirochetes of two different B. burgdorferi strains can persist in the primate host following high dose, or long-lasting antibiotic therapy."

Her information can be found at http://www.lymeinfo.net/ and you can sign up for free emails from her list.

The persistence file can be found at
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDPersist.pdf

I probably have more saved somewhere------- but don't ask me where!!!! (grin)

cave76 09/20/2012

To read 'about' Lyme (not just persistence) go to:
http://www.lymeneteurope.org/info/

Tom Grier writes for the layman not for science geeks.

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