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Common Infections Are Often Linked to Chronic Diseases

September 27, 2013 By Chelsea Gronick

 

With the incidence of chronic disease and autoimmune disorders undeniably on the rise, I wanted to take a moment to share a medical perspective which emphasizes an infectious trigger as a cause to these types of illnesses.  These chronic infections can be difficult to detect on laboratory testing and can disrupt the immune system, increase oxidative stress, cause micronutrient depeletion, and chronic inflammation.

Chronic diseases for which there is evidence or suspicion of an infectious cause

Infectious agent Chronic disease(s)
Borellia burgdorferi Lyme disease
Campylobacter jejuni Guillain–Barré syndrome
Chlamydia pneumoniae AtherosclerosisAlzheimer’s disease
Chlamydia trachomatis Reiter’s syndrome and reactive arthritisPelvic inflammatory disease
Cytomegalovirus Post-transplant accelerated atherosclerosis
Enteroviruses Diabetes
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) Burkitt’s lymphomaNasopharyngeal cancerChronic fatigue syndromeMultiple sclerosis
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Haemolytic–uraemic syndrome
Group A streptococcus Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Group A Streptococcus agalactiae Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)Hepatitis C virus (HCV)HBV and delta virus Hepatocellular carcinomaChronic hepatitis
HBV Polyarteritis nodosa
HCV Mixed cryoglobulinemia
Helicobacter pylori Gastric lymphomaMALT lymphomaPeptic ulcer diseaseSjogren’s disease

Primary biliary cirrhosis

Herpes simplex virus Bell’s palsy
Histoplasmosis Chronic pericarditis
Human papillomavirus Cervical carcinomaLaryngial papillomaPenile cancerAnal cancer

Vulvar and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

Venereal warts

Common warts

Head and neck cancer

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Adult T-cell leukaemiaTropical spastic paraparesis
Influenza (intrauterine exposure) Schizophrenia
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus Multicentric Castleman’s diseaseLymphomaKaposi’s sarcoma
Measles Sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis
Mycobacterium leprae Leprosy
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Crohn’s disease
Mycobacterium tuberculosisMycoplasma TuberculosisAutism
Parvovirus B19 AnaemiaArthritis
Prions Creutzfeldt–Jakob diseaseKuruFamilial insomniaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Rubella Post-rubella arthritis syndromeCongenital rubella syndrome
Simian virus 40 Mesothelioma
Syphilis Tertiary and neurosyphilis
Tropheryma whippleii Whipple’s disease
Selected Associations of Microbial Overgrowth and Autoimmune Disorders  
   
Microbe Species Disorder
Klebsiella  Ankylosing spondylitis
Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Proteus, Porphyromonas  Rheumatoid arthritis
Yersinia  Graves’ disease & Hashimoto’s disease
S. Pyogenes  Rheumatic fever
Campylobacter  Guillain-Barré syndrome
Chlamydia  Multiple sclerosis
E. coli, Proteus Autoimmunity in general

Of course a comprehensive approach must be taken when addressing chronic disease and autoimmune disorders and eradication of infectious triggers is only one part of this approach.  Following an anti-flammatory  lifestyle, eliminating food sensitivities, healing a leaky gut and regulating the immune system are also key components that must be addressed for the best patient outcomes.

 

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