Re: can Spinal Taps help diagnose Lyme?

in a sense, late lyme disease is a genetic condition. therefore, the
presence of the disease in multiple family members may be expected in
hyperendemic regions. of course, this does not explain the presence of
disease in a spouse.

keep in mind two things: {1} the nymphal stage of the ixodes tick is
tiny, the size of this dot: {.}. also, the ability of certain insects
notably culex mosquitoes to transmit mechanically or otherwise has not
been reported in north america. it's important because the lyme we see
in north america is likely descended from crudely engineered strains
manufactured in the 50s and 60s which utilized genetic material from
certain old world relapsing fever spirochetes. why would they do this,
well it's because they knew from the 40's that certain RF borrelia in
addition to being capable of tick transmission were also able to
reproduce and establish in certain insects. mosquitoes make very good
bioweapons delivery systems. especially agressive hybrid mosquitoes.
finally, OW relapsing fever spirochetes were known to activate latent
viral infections in humans. and were also known to establish residual
brain infections and were highly neurotropic. all of these qualities
lead to the use of their genetic material in producing manufactured
strains tested on the US population. in any event, it's possible that
your family is being infected not by ticks, but by flying insects.

Andrew spielman is a gigantic liar.


the 3rd Man wrote:
john wrote:

I was wondering.. Since Spinal Taps can test for several different things
that blood tests cannot.

Possibly. A spinal tap may be ordered if there are symptoms consistent
with neurological impairment, as I understand it.

But...if the tests (antibody, PCR) are "negative"...this does not "rule
out" the disease, if I am not mistaken.

So, yes, the spinal tap MIGHT be useful in a patient with central
nervous system involvement...IF it is positive.


Also, I read a few years ago from some medical literature that it may be
possible that lyme can spread through the air...and this is how other close
family members get it aswell... any truth behind this?

No.

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