Autism: More evidence suggests a link to Lyme disease

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AUTISM IS NOT A SINGLE ILLNESS or disease

 

 

 

On 16/02/2008, chrisgaren555 <chrisgaren555 wrote:

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> Up to a third of all cases of autism may be the result of Lyme disease

> and other chronic infections, new research suggests.

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> Researcher Robert Bransfield believes that tick-borne infections, such

> as Lyme disease, can weaken the immune system during infancy and make

> the sufferer more vulnerable to autistic-spectrum diseases.

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> He estimates that between 20 per cent and 30 per cent of all autistic

> children may be infected by Lyme disease or other similar infections.

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> If so, it means that 140,000 autistic children in the USA alone have

> the problem as a direct result of an infection. If they were treated

> with high-dose antibiotics – considered to be the most effective

> therapy, especially in the early stages of infection – the savings in

> healthcare and education costs would amount to around $358bn, he

> estimates.

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> (Source: Medical Hypotheses, published online: November 5, 2007. doi:

> 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.09.006).

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