Mono = Kissing disease On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Neville <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Being a layman, excuse me for interrupting here, but the following > [bolded] caught my attention... > > There are some terminologies which may differ dependant on which country > one resides in. Could you tell me if what you all are discussing is > anything to do with, or related to in any way, what is termed in Australia > as "Glandular Fever" or "Kissing Disease"? > > I'll explain if the above is relevant. > > Thank You > > N. > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>Thyroid Nodules > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:51:37 -0500 > To: [email protected] > > I have been working with a hashimoto patient and I might add a new > perspective to this discussion, particularly since this is a silver list, > interested in CS fighting infections: > > > > My suspicions that thyroiditis was caused by an infection seems to be > backed up by many online excerpts: > > "In my clinical experience working with many Hashimoto’s patients I have > found that the most common underlying cause of Hashimoto’s disease is a > chronic stealth infection that has been overlooked by both conventional and > alternative practitioners. *One of the most common infection connections > with Hashimoto’s disease is the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). EBV is actually a > herpes virus that most people contract when they are young causing > mononucleosis aka “The Kissing Disease” which results in swollen lymph > nodes and fatigue.* Normally, your body fights it off and your immune > system controls it for life just like chicken pox for example. However, > people with Hashimoto’s disease have been shown to have a genetic > deficiency in the immune cells (CD8+) that control this virus. The virus > then reactivates inside the thyroid gland inducing autoimmunity via > molecular mimicry. As long as the EBV is active, the autoimmunity will > persist. I find a significant number of patients with Hashimoto’s disease > have reactivated EBV which is identified through a simple blood test. I use > the activity of the EBV as a guide to balancing the immune system and > reducing the attack on the thyroid gland." > > > > doug >
