Spirochetal Involvement in MS, ALS and other related diseases

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A Geostatistical Analysis of Possible Spirochetal Involvement in Multiple

Sclerosis and Other Related Diseases

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Abstract

 

Zoonotic diseases, especially those with insect or arthropod vectors, are

recognized public health problems. This class of diseases includes West

Nile Virus, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE), Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain

Spotted Fever, and Lyme Disease. This study examines whether Multiple

Sclerosis (MS), which is the most common primary neurological disorder of

young adults, also belongs in this category. Visual and geostatistical

analyses of MS and Lyme reveal striking similarities between the two diseases.

Maps displaying each disorder’s geographic distribution by county reveal this

overlap visually. In addition, the statistical correlation between MS and

Lyme deaths (specifically all arthropod-borne disease deaths) is

significant at the state-level and highly significant at the county-level. MS

incidence is known to vary with latitude; the study’s statistical analysis

reveals that Lyme Disease follows the same trend. Discussion of possible

biological explanations of these geographical and statistical trends is included

in this article. Significant correlations also exist with other diseases:

on the state level, the correlation between MS and breast cancer is 0.330,

and between MS and ALS (Motor Neuron Disease used in this study), the value

is 0.618. The control, external accident/injury, did not yield

significant correlations. Producing the maps and data required contacting all

of the

state epidemiologists in the nation for Lyme incidence data. Compiling the

data has resulted in one of the most comprehensive Lyme databases

available to researchers. The results of the visual, geostatistical, and

biochemical analyses suggest common spirochetal involvement in MS and related

diseases.