Guest guest Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Please go to _www.lymecommunity.com_ (http://www.lymecommunity.com/) and read the entire article....it talks about Lyme in our blood supply.... From the Townsend Letter July 2008 (http://www.townsendletter.com/subscriptions.htm) The Dangers of Blood Transfusion: Reconsidering Needless Surgeries by Jim Howenstine, MD The most important pathogen in blood probably is Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), which causes Lyme disease. Borrelia is not tested for in donated blood. It is easy to understand how a patient, seriously ill after bypass surgery, could be overwhelmed by the onset of Lyme disease postoperatively. Lyme disease is rampant, because it is easily spread person to person. Most patients with Lyme disease have a silent infection that does not become evident until some serious incident damages their immune system (major surgery, accident, infection, immune injury from alcohol, drugs, insomnia, stress, etc). This means there are millions of persons walking around whose blood would be dangerous to receive because they look okay but have Bb spirochetes. It's currently impossible to diagnose Lyme disease accurately, because the two best tests for the disease are no longer available (blood culture [Dr. Lida Mattman], Q-RIBb [Dr. Jo Anne Whitaker]). These tests were foolproof because growing spirochetes out of the blood or visualizing pieces of spirochetes in blood samples constitutes undeniable proof of diagnosis. Remember, one person in six has the Bb spirochetes in their blood, so if you receive six units of blood, you have a very good chance of getting Bb spirochetes. We will never know how many postoperative deaths in transfused patients are caused by undiagnosed Lyme disease, because there are no reliable tests available to diagnose this disease. **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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