Guest guest Posted September 28, 2001 Report Share Posted September 28, 2001 I had the epstein barr virus in 1997... I've always thought it was related to my AIH. I think my pregnancy in 1999 is what triggered it finally, though... Beth AIH 10/00, age33 Portage, MI [ ] Re: AIH and teachers > > > In a message dated 9/27/01 9:49:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > jeanfran@m... writes: > > Dear Harper:Thanks for your input. Initially I agreed with the > incidence of women in teaching being the explanation and that may > still be true. But, if one assumes that nursing was included in the > study(I do not know if it was)--the majority of those were women too > in recent past, and may still be. If one buys this assumption--then > the statistics about teaching become even more mysterious. They > (nurses) , too, would often have been exposed to viruses etc. at an > early age and should exhibit similar mortality rates. I would like > to know if they had been included in the study. As for the Epstein > Barr virus, I had mono as a young teacher and seem to remember many > on the old AIH website who were too, but not all. I wonder how many > on this new site had or were exposed to this virus. I've never seen > it mentioned since I've been monitoring the site. Jean > > > > > I see from the posts that several of you are teachers or retired > > > teachers like myself. If any of you get the InFocus magazine put > out > > > by AARDA--it has an interesting article about the frequency of > AIH in > > > teachers, especially high school teachers. I will quote it here-- > > > " ...overall mortality from 13 autoimmune diseases(these are not > > > named), which tend to be chronic but not usually fatal, was 2.3 > > > percent for teachers. compared to 1.7 percent for other > professions. " > > > The study was done using death certificates compiled by the > National > > > Inst. of Occupational Safety and Health by a University of CT > > > researcher, Dr. Walsh. Perhaps for those of you who are > interested > > > the AARDA site may summarize it on line. > > > > I've long noticed that many people in this group are teachers. I've > > attributed that not to the incidence of the disease among teachers > but to > > self-selection among those who choose to join the group. However, > the > > article mentioned implies that the incidence is higher among > teachers. (The > > article doesn't speak directly to incidence, but to mortality > rates.) > > > > Frequency of a disease doesn't indicate a cause-effect > relationship, of > > course. A rather unconvincing hypothesis I come up with is that > those with > > autoimmune diseases might choose teaching in the mistaken belief > that this > > career would well accommodate chronic, non-contagious disease. > > > > A more likely explanation is that those with autoimmune disease are > most > > often women -- and so are teachers. > > Harper > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 Beth, I just noticed the name Carl Walters, My son's name was Carl Walter...and I went to school with a Carl Walters in HS. ANy chance that Carl is from Calif? Just wondering....debby [ ] Re: AIH and teachers> > > In a message dated 9/27/01 9:49:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,> > jeanfran@m... writes:> > Dear Harper:Thanks for your input. Initially I agreed with the> incidence of women in teaching being the explanation and that may> still be true. But, if one assumes that nursing was included in the> study(I do not know if it was)--the majority of those were women too> in recent past, and may still be. If one buys this assumption--then> the statistics about teaching become even more mysterious. They> (nurses) , too, would often have been exposed to viruses etc. at an> early age and should exhibit similar mortality rates. I would like> to know if they had been included in the study. As for the Epstein> Barr virus, I had mono as a young teacher and seem to remember many> on the old AIH website who were too, but not all. I wonder how many> on this new site had or were exposed to this virus. I've never seen> it mentioned since I've been monitoring the site. Jean> >> > > I see from the posts that several of you are teachers or retired> > > teachers like myself. If any of you get the InFocus magazine put> out> > > by AARDA--it has an interesting article about the frequency of> AIH in> > > teachers, especially high school teachers. I will quote it here--> > > "...overall mortality from 13 autoimmune diseases(these are not> > > named), which tend to be chronic but not usually fatal, was 2.3> > > percent for teachers. compared to 1.7 percent for other> professions."> > > The study was done using death certificates compiled by the> National> > > Inst. of Occupational Safety and Health by a University of CT> > > researcher, Dr. Walsh. Perhaps for those of you who are> interested> > > the AARDA site may summarize it on line.> >> > I've long noticed that many people in this group are teachers. I've> > attributed that not to the incidence of the disease among teachers> but to> > self-selection among those who choose to join the group. However,> the> > article mentioned implies that the incidence is higher among> teachers. (The> > article doesn't speak directly to incidence, but to mortality> rates.)> >> > Frequency of a disease doesn't indicate a cause-effect> relationship, of> > course. A rather unconvincing hypothesis I come up with is that> those with> > autoimmune diseases might choose teaching in the mistaken belief> that this> > career would well accommodate chronic, non-contagious disease.> >> > A more likely explanation is that those with autoimmune disease are> most> > often women -- and so are teachers.> > Harper>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Sorry, I have tried to research before posting this, but can anyone tell me what can cause this? Thanks, Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 It is a virus, so you 'catch' it from the environment; contact with those who are infectious. Symptoms (think mononeucleosis) might be present for several weeks but then the virus lays dormant for the remainder of one's life in some cells of the immune system; periodically reactivating but often without symptoms... could be behind Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when infection symptoms become chronic. EBV is part herpes virus family. I've seen numbers like 1 in 5 Americans carry the virus in their throats at any given time and nearly all of us have been infected by adulthood. Is that what you were looking for? Not sure. pam > > Sorry, I have tried to research before posting this, but can anyone tell me what can cause this? > Thanks, > Laurie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thank you! > > > > Sorry, I have tried to research before posting this, but can anyone tell me what can cause this? > > Thanks, > > Laurie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Here's some info on the herpes virus family, which includes Epstein Barr. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3733 > > Sorry, I have tried to research before posting this, but can anyone tell me what can cause this? > Thanks, > Laurie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 > Sorry, I have tried to research before posting this, but can anyone tell me what can cause this? It is a variety of herpes virus. I eliminated herpes virus at my house with lysine. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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