Co infections of Lyme disease...Bartonella

Co infections of Lyme disease...Bartonella 


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Bartonellosis - Bartonella infections B. alsatica, B. bacilliformis (Oroya fever), B. elizabethae, B. grahamii, B.Henselae,  B. melophagi, B.quintana, B. schoenbuchensis, B. tamia, B. taylorii, B. vinsonii, B. vinsonii subsp. arupensis, B. washoensis and more recently B. rocha-limaea , B. koehlerae

Bartonella Bacteria:
A small, Gram-negative aerobic bacilli having the ability to infect the red blood cells, endothelial cells that line the blood vessels of the entire circulatory system. It can also reside in the tissues and bone marrow and the immune system cells (macrophages). The immune system is unable to detect the bacteria that are within the cells.
Transmissions:
Most commonly passed to humans by fleas, body lice, and ticks, also moles,etc. See different Bartonellas following or research.
Incubations:
Average 3 days to 4 weeks after exposure symptoms begin to occur.
Found:
World wide 
Rash:
Stretch mark rash, streaks. 
Symptoms onset:
Flu like
Test:
There are blood tests, though often inaccurate.  Testing can be done at Labcorp, Clongen and IgeneX. Muscle testing can be done if a person suspects the infection so they can start eradicating the bacteria with alternatives immediately.
Treatment:
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and rifampin.  RIFE and other alternatives.**Bartonella is commonly treated with antibiotics including rifampin and azithromyacin, herbs, energy medicines, RIFE. Treatment may take up to one year or more with antibiotics, RIFE and other to completely eliminate the disease.

Basic Symptoms  of Human Bartonella Infections:  
(Note:Symptoms vary depending on the Bartonella strain and immune suppression) 
Lymph  Nodes:

Swelling of the lymph nodes.

Eyes:

Chronic red inflamed "pink eyes" (conjunctivitis)

Break in the outer layer of the cornea

Inflammation of the optic nerve and retina

Lesions in the eye

Inflammation of the retina of the eye

Inflammation to the vitreous and peripheral retina 

Inflammations of tissues around the eye

Angiomatous lesions

Retinal detachment

Edema in the nerve layer of the retina

Inflammation of the neural retina and optic nerve

White retinal lesions

Inflammation of the jelly in the in the uvea layer

Blurred vision from light

Cotton wool spot

Edema  that creates pressure on the optic nerve

serious retinal detachment

Macular star(sudden visual loss, swelling of the optic disk, peripapillary and macular exudates that may occur in a star pattern, and cells in the vitreous.) 

Papillary defects causing interferance of central vision 

(neuroretinitis) inflammation of the neural retina and optic nerve

Decreased vision

Small whitish lesions in the retina or connective tissue between white of the eye and retina.

Choroidal infiltrates, blurry vision,and blocked blood vessels in the eye. 

Neurological:

Seizures with brain malfunctions(status epilepticus)

Continuous seizures and coma

Neuroretinitis(inflammation in brain

Aseptic meningitis(layers lining brain inflammed)

Transverse myelitis(inflammed spinal cord)

Radiculitis(inflamed spinal nerve roots)

Cerebral arteritis(inflammation of small and medium-sized arteries in the brain

Acute hemiplegia (Paralysis)

Dementia epilepticus lasting several hours or even days with combative behaviour following

Prolonged fever (of more than 4 weeks duration)not exceeding 39ºC associated with malaise, listlessness, and anorexia.

Cardiovascular:

Bartonella endocarditis ( inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves-left sided valve being the most common)

Persistent fever 

Petechiae and purpura

Enlargement of the spleen(under the lower left ribs)that may cause left shoulder pain

Digital clubbing

Sometimes Glomerulonephritis (part of kidneys that helps filter waste and fluids from the blood malfunction. 

Sometimes Hepatosplenic (liver or spleen)abscesses.

Skin

Vascular lesions resembling Kaposi's sarcoma

Angiomatous nodules, red papules, pedunculated lesions, or deep subcutaneous masses.

Bacillary angiomatosis and Carrion's disease( see pictures in search engine) 

Central nervous system

Encephalopathy (Misc. brain disorders)

Osteomyelitis (inflammation of bone and marrow)

Complications: Bartonella species cause long-recognized diseases, such as Carrion's disease, trench fever, and CSD, bacillary angiomatosis (BA), peliosis hepatis (PH), chronic bacteremia, endocarditis, chronic lymphadenopathy, and neurological disorders. 
For any Bartonella to eradicate:An average of 
2 drops a day of Plague oil essential oils for four weeks.

See more symptoms of Untreated Bartonella

Bartonella henselae:

Bacteria: 
From genus Rochalimeae- B. henselae
Transmission:
Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)
Incubation: 
3 t0 10 days
Found:
Worldwide
Rash:
Most common- elongated with appearance of stretch marks. Put "Bartonella rash pictures" in search engine
Symptoms onset:

Flu like
• Fatigue,  feverishness, and swollen lymph nodes. Most of the cases show spontaneous recovery without therapy.

Some  develop:

• Infections of the brain (encephalopathy).  Neuroretinitis, retinitis, retinal infiltrates, arterial and vein occlusions.Valve infection (endocarditis). 

In the immunocompromised it causes a number of other syndromes- 

• Bacillary peliosis hepatis (occurs primarily in the liver), relapsing bacteremia with fever, and endocarditis, bacillary angiomatosis (organisms induce new blood vessel formation (i.e., angiogenesis). These proliferating blood vessels form benign tumor masses}

Diagnoses: 
Blood test and clinical. 
Few MD's are familiar with tick borne Bartonella. Tick borne bartonella henslae is not the same as “cat scratch disease,” which typically is far less serious and has different symptoms.
Treatment:
antibiotics, herbs, RIFE, otherWhen the disease remains untreated it becomes chronic and a mirad of symptoms are manifested from the B. henselae. Here are some symptoms: untreated-Chronic Bartonella

B. quintana(Trench Fever)
also called Rickettsia quintana, Rickettsia weigli, Rochalimaea quintana,Bartonella quintana,five-day fever, quintan fever, Wolhinie fever, and "urban trench fever.

Bacteria:
from genus Rochalimeae- B.Quintana Gram  Negative-Bacillus 
Transmission:
louse feces and the body lice (Pediculus humanus)
Incubation:
5 to 30 days
Found:
World wide
Rash:
A maculopapular rash may or may not appear on the trunk that is fleeting.
Symptoms onset:

• Sudden with high fever, chills,severe headache, back pain. The symptoms may reappear at five day intervals and thus the disease is also called five day fever. The disease may last weeks to months.Bartonella quintana causes a prolonged febrile illness. 

Later:

• Relapsing fevers, muscle aches, pain behind the eyes, severe headache, joint pain, rash, liver and spleen enlargement, and pain in the shins. 

Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. It can cause bloodstream infection (bacteremia) associated with nonspecific symptoms or no symptoms.
 

• B.Quintana also has been found responsible for a disease called bacillary angiomatosis in people infected with HIV or the immunocompromised. In this illness, organisms induce new blood vessel formation (i.e., angiogenesis). These proliferating blood vessels form benign tumor masses.  Infection of the heart and great vessels (endocarditis) with blood stream infection and heart valve infection(bacteremia).