Don’t Give Up Hope.
Well, cheer up, there are several prestigious research facilities that have added Lyme to their roster of diseases to study – many with no ties to the existing political debate. You can read about the specifics at www.neuro-lyme.com/Research_on_Neuro-Lyme.html.
As this information shows, not only are there new research dollars being supplied, the issue has become (and has been) an international concern that will quickly supersede the turf wars being fought in New England.
The discovery last year that the wildly infectious strain of Borrelia burgdorferi that is spreading so quickly across the United States is in fact the SAME strain being fought in Europe, and that this strain is actually a NEW strain of spirochete that has never been known to our world until recently (50 years more oor less), has brought the best scientific and medical minds together in new collaborative studies.
Additionally fabulous new technology combined with advanced methods of studying the bacteria is allowing whole new fields of research to jump in and help such as nuclear medicine, genomics, immunoligists and neuropathology (just to name a few.)
Our first and best hope seems to rest with genomics.
Borrelia burgdorferi is thought by many to be the most complex and intelligent bacteria ever discovered. As experts in genomics begin to break down the DNA of this organism, not only will the nature of the disease become clearer (currently so much about Lyme disease remains a mystery even to the experts), successful strategies for diagnosis, treatment and vaccines will begin to emerge.
My final point, (as we all know so well), is that as the disease continues to spread unchecked more and more people are affected from movie stars to politicians which will ultimately force the CDC and Congress to take measures.
So, have hope! Even if Oprah decides not to produce a show on Lyme, and even if the legislation to advance research monies from Congress continues to be wrapped in a stranglehold, science will prevail.
What do you think?
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