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Cat scratch disease (CSD) infrequently mimics malignancy. We reviewed 11 such cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an additional 36 reported from the literature. Breast cancer, sarcoma, and lymphoma were the most commonly suspected malignancies. Most patients were young, female, had prior cat exposure, and had no systemic symptoms. Regional lymphadenopathy was the most common finding.
LETHBRIDGE – Ticks are little bugs that can cause big problems. The small spider-like animals bite people and pets to fasten themselves onto skin and feed on blood. Alberta Health says that while most don’t cause serious problems,… Watch TV segment
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Shock BC, Moncayo A, Cohen S, Mitchell EA, Williamson PC, Lopez G, Garrison LE, Yabsley MJ. online before print 2014 Apr 4.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.01.003 Abstract Piroplasms in the genera Babesia, Theileria, and Cytauxzoon are tick-borne parasites that may be animal and human pathogens. Most piroplasms with known life cycles are transmitted by ixodid ticks; however, for many…
Front Aging Neurosci. 2015; 7: 46. Published online 2015 Apr 16. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00046 Judith Miklossy Abstract Following previous observations a statistically significant association between various types of spirochetes and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) fulfilled Hill’s criteria in favor of a causal relationship. If spirochetal infections can indeed cause AD, the pathological and biological hallmarks of AD…
Lyme disease is not new to Canada, it has been around for centuries. The finding that the Iceman, a 5000 yr old well preserved mummy found in the ice of the Alps, had Lyme disease tells us the Lyme bacteria has been around for millenia. Just don’t tell that to your typical Infectious Disease doctors who…
Summary Here is hypothesized a truly revolutionary notion that rounded cystic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi are the root cause of the rounded structures called plaques in the Alzheimer brain. Rounded ‘‘plaques’ in high density in brain tissue are emblematic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Plaques may be conceptualized as rounded ‘‘pock mark-like’’ areas of brain tissue…
