2003
W. T. Harvey, P. Salvato
Diversified Medical Practices, Houston, Texas, USA
Excerpts from study (provided by Carl Tuttle):
“Our clinical experience strongly suggests that predictable, possibly inevitable Lyme disease transfer between sexually active couples occurs. The preponderance of infected spouses we have tested to date also exhibit positive serology or PCR for Bbsl presence.”
“We recognized a striking similarity in symptoms and signs of test-positive individuals to other untested patients of ours. No history of bull’s-eye rash or illness following tick bite was reported by these patients.”
“There are two distinct but connected forms of human B. burgdoferi infection. The yet-unrecognized form appears to have a broader clinical presentation, wider geographic distribution and vastly greater prevalence”
The CDC defines “Lyme disease” exclusively as a zoonotic illness. Congenital and gestational transfer cases have been disregarded for reasons not evident to us.
“Patients fall outside the Lyme disease inclusion criteria. Ill patients presenting with disseminated symptoms without meeting defined Lyme disease endemicity criteria are also at serious risk of not being considered Bbsl infected.”
“The immune reaction of infected patients not meeting the Lyme disease criteria have fallen outside rigorous scrutiny.”
“Our clinical experience strongly suggests that predictable, possibly inevitable Lyme disease transfer between sexually active couples occurs. The preponderance of infected spouses we have tested to date also exhibit positive serology or PCR for Bbsl presence.”
“Substantial data support the probability that human Bbsl infection can persist indefinitely.”
See abstract HERE.