Fwd: Jeff's notes - Dr. Horowitz, Babesia, ILADS 2011

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Sent from my iPodBegin forwarded message:From: <nw.hiker@...>Date: November 8, 2011 11:15:23 AM PSTundisclosed recipients: ;Subject: Jeff's notes - Dr. Horowitz, Babesia, ILADS 2011Reply- <nw.hiker@...>Hi friends,

Please find Jeff's excellent notes

of Dr. Horowitz's recent lecture on Babesia at the recent ILADS conference. Thanks Jeff for all this great information -

Dr. Horwitz, Lyme and Babesia, 2011 ILADS Conference

Babesia is

a prioplasm. There are over 100 species. It is very difficult to get

a positive test. It persists after antibiotic therapy [for Lyme]. Babesia microti is the species common on the east coast. Babesia duncani (aka Babesia WA1) is common on the west coast of the USA.

["Piroplasms (order Piroplasmida) are protozoan parasite

of the phylum Apicomplexa. They divide by binary fission and as sporozoan parasites they possess sexual and asexual phases (sexual reproduction occurs in the tick gut). They include the tick parasites Babesia and Theileria."]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piroplasmida

Clindamycin + Quinine has side effects like nausea and ringing of the ears. This is not used as a first line treatment.

Doxycycline is weakly effective against malaria [Treponema pallidum] and also Babesia.

[There is an implied understanding that anti-malarial therapies are effective against Babesia because both are types of protozoans.]

Mefloquine (Lariam) affects the QT interval of cardiac nerve conduction. It also causes severe psychiatric problems.

Meprone (atovaquone) + azithromycin

- Babesia is resistant to meprone (atovaquone) + azithromycin. This was reported 12 years ago, but patients are still suffering [from the ill-informed use of this therapy due to politics].

High dose Trimethylprim Sulfamethoxazole (Septra or Bactrim) was effective in patients with drug resistant Babesia. The problem is the side effects of nausea.

Pharmaceutical drugs are encountering resistance with Babesia and relapses are common, so herbs like artemesia are becoming more important

in treating Babesia.

Babesia suppresses the immune response. Babesia prevents clearance of nematodes (such as filaria) and trepanosomes. What happens with Babesia is that it influences T-cell development more toward a Th1 type of immune response [instead of a Th2 type of immune response which is necessary against Borrelia in Lyme disease].

[Filaria are

tiny worms found in ticks. Testing for filaria in patients is not reliable. Filaria cause patients to continue to be ill even after antibiotics. Filaria try to reside in the lymphatic system.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filaria

The existence of exoerythrocytic stage [out side of the red blood cells] of infection in Theileria [a type of protozoan] in lymph tissue has a profound implications for the establishment of a chronic carrier state.

beta blockers

control malaria !!! They prevent parasites from entering red blood cells. [beta blockers are a class of prescription drugs used for cardiac arrhythmia, tremors, and other conditions of the sympathetic nervous system]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_blocker

coartem -

very helpful. Three day course. 4 capsules per day. Not always curative with babesia. Should not be mixed with quinolones, malerone, macrolides, hydroxycloroquin, mefloquin .

artemesia -

800 mg / day for malaria for 3 days (up to 1600 mg /day) . Repeated after 2 weeks. Artemesia has grown less effective over the years. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Can't be used during pregnancy.

heprin -

Inhibits growth of Babesia. Results in complete clearance of intracellular Babesia. Prevents invasion of erythrocytes [red blood cells].

curcurmin / turmeric

- Useful added to anti-babesial therapies. Decreases inflammatory cytokines. [Note: curcumin contains sesquiterpenes and those are anti-protozoal].

stephania root

extract - Effective against Treponema plasmodium [malaria]. 50% patients cleared by 3 days. All were cleared by day 7. Cure rate 93%.

There is some concern about the European forms of stephania causing renal failure. This herb makes chloroquine more effective. [stephania was mentioned in the Buhner book Healing Lyme.]

cryptolepis (Cryptolepis sanguinolenta) - 1 tsp 3x/day - After 3 days works amazingly well.

Used in rotation with Byron White herbs or Cowden herbs. "I think this

is an important herb that people need to look at", according to Dr Horowitz.

andrographis - Helps? maybe against viruses.

cortisol - If the patient has low cortisol production then then Babesia treatments are less effective.

Brucella is also being found in Lyme patients. It causes night sweats like Babesia.

Cheers,

Jeff

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Great info for me to take to my dr. appointment...LLMD  on 12/1

Thanks !

On Nov 8, 2011 4:08 PM, " goldstein " <Goldstein@...> wrote:

 

Sent from my iPodBegin forwarded message:From: <nw.hiker@...>

Date: November 8, 2011 11:15:23 AM PSTundisclosed recipients: ;Subject: Jeff's notes - Dr. Horowitz, Babesia, ILADS 2011Reply- <nw.hiker@...>

Hi friends,

Please find Jeff's excellent notes

of Dr. Horowitz's recent lecture on Babesia at the recent ILADS conference.  Thanks Jeff for all this great information -

Dr. Horwitz, Lyme and Babesia, 2011 ILADS Conference

Babesia is

a prioplasm.   There are over 100 species.  It is very difficult to get

a positive test.  It persists after antibiotic therapy [for Lyme].   Babesia microti is the species common on the east coast.  Babesia duncani (aka Babesia WA1) is common on the west coast of the USA.

[ " Piroplasms (order Piroplasmida) are protozoan parasite

of the phylum Apicomplexa. They divide by binary fission and as sporozoan parasites they possess sexual and asexual phases (sexual reproduction occurs in the tick gut). They include the tick parasites Babesia and Theileria. " ]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piroplasmida

Clindamycin + Quinine has side effects like nausea and ringing of the ears.  This is not used as a first line treatment.

Doxycycline is weakly effective against malaria [Treponema pallidum] and also Babesia.

[There is an implied understanding that anti-malarial therapies are effective against Babesia because both are types of protozoans.]

Mefloquine (Lariam) affects the QT interval of cardiac nerve conduction.  It also causes severe psychiatric problems.

Meprone (atovaquone) + azithromycin 

- Babesia is resistant to meprone (atovaquone) + azithromycin.   This was reported 12 years ago, but patients are still suffering [from the ill-informed use of this therapy due to politics].

High dose Trimethylprim Sulfamethoxazole (Septra or Bactrim) was effective in patients with drug resistant Babesia. The problem is the side effects of nausea.

Pharmaceutical drugs are encountering resistance with Babesia and relapses are common, so herbs like artemesia are becoming more important

in treating Babesia.

Babesia suppresses the immune response. Babesia prevents clearance of nematodes (such as filaria) and trepanosomes. What happens with Babesia is that it influences T-cell development more toward a Th1 type of immune response [instead of a Th2 type of immune response which is necessary against Borrelia in Lyme disease]. 

[Filaria are

tiny worms found in ticks.  Testing for filaria in patients is not reliable.  Filaria cause patients to continue to be ill even after antibiotics.  Filaria try to reside in the lymphatic system.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filaria

The existence of exoerythrocytic stage [out side of the red blood cells] of infection in Theileria [a type of protozoan] in lymph tissue has a profound implications for the establishment of a chronic carrier state.

beta blockers

control malaria !!!  They prevent parasites from entering red blood cells.  [beta blockers are a class of prescription drugs used for cardiac arrhythmia, tremors, and other conditions of the sympathetic nervous system]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_blocker

coartem -

very helpful.  Three day course.   4 capsules per day.  Not always curative with babesia.   Should not be mixed with quinolones, malerone, macrolides, hydroxycloroquin, mefloquin .

artemesia -

800 mg / day for malaria for 3 days (up to 1600 mg /day) .  Repeated after 2 weeks.  Artemesia has grown less effective over the years.  Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.  Can't be used during pregnancy.

heprin - 

Inhibits growth of Babesia.  Results in complete clearance of intracellular Babesia.  Prevents invasion of erythrocytes [red blood cells].

curcurmin / turmeric

- Useful added to anti-babesial therapies.  Decreases inflammatory cytokines.  [Note: curcumin contains sesquiterpenes and those are anti-protozoal].

stephania root

extract -  Effective against Treponema plasmodium [malaria].  50% patients cleared by 3 days.  All were cleared by day 7.   Cure rate 93%. 

There is some concern about the European forms of stephania causing renal failure.  This herb makes chloroquine more effective.  [stephania was mentioned in the Buhner book Healing Lyme.]

cryptolepis (Cryptolepis sanguinolenta) - 1 tsp 3x/day - After 3 days works amazingly well. 

Used in rotation with Byron White herbs or Cowden herbs.  " I think this

is an important herb that people need to look at " , according to Dr Horowitz.

andrographis - Helps? maybe against viruses.

cortisol  - If the patient has low cortisol production then then Babesia treatments are less effective.

Brucella is also being found in Lyme patients.  It causes night sweats like Babesia.

Cheers,

Jeff