All Posts Tagged With: "Borrelia"

ADAPTATION FACTORS OF BORRELIA FOR HOST AND VECTOR

Abstract: The life transmission cycle of B. burgdorferi requires migration of spirochetes from tick’s gut to its salivary glands during vertebrate’s blood sucking, penetrating to the vertebrate’s tissues and their colonization. A special feature of these bacteria, despite
its relatively small genome, is the ability to adapt in different host environments. Continued

Is There a Link between Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Is There a Link between Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

by Richard A. Van Konynenburg, Ph.D.
9th International IACFS/ME Conference
Reno, Nevada
March 12-15, 2009

Summary

A link has been hypothesized between Lyme disease and chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS).  This link is based on the Glutathione Depletion-Methylation Cycle Block (GD-MCB)  hypothesis for CFS [6]. Continued