Malaria cure for Lyme?

Just read!

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/21/opinion/l-lyme-disease-offers-a-diagnostic-puzzle-try-malariotherapy-526195.html

But consider this -
"The most intriguing aspect of babesia is its striking similarity to malaria. Both are diseases caused by protozoan infections which manifest themselves in the human blood stream. These two diseases also have similar clinical presentations; they both have similar symptoms such as fever, malaise, and occasional anemia. Furthermore, they can also appear similar under a microscope; both have many stages in which they appear as rings with red blood cells. These similarities make it difficult to know the prevalence and incidence of babesia in malaria endemic countries."

web.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2003/Babesia/parasites and pestilence - babesia website.htm

This treatment has only been used effectively for syphilis, which is not a tick-borne disease. Many of us have Babesia infections along with Lyme, which are both tick-borne infections - so I wonder if there is something different, or if it wouldn't work for Lyme because they are trying to treat a common tick-borne infection with another common tick-borne infection. Otherwise, those of us with both, wouldn't have Lyme any longer and would need treatment for Babesia.

Hmm, def interesting article. My take was that its basically saying that if they put some curable form of malaria in you for 3 weeks that it will induce enough of a fever (strong malaria fever) to kill the lyme in the brain by our bodies own defense.

Also, It stated that
"It was originally believed that 'malarial fever' cured neurosyphilis.".

Sooooo, since syphilis is the other known form of 'spirochete' bacteria like lyme is....then if it killed the neuro spirochetes of syphillis, then why wouldnt it kill lyme spirochetes they are thinking.


The article is from 1995 though.

I recall Yolanda Foster going to a place to "induce a fever" to finish off her lyme. However, she is still seeking out treatments so the process didnt do the trick evidently.

Also, the article reads that abx do not cross the blood brain barrier...hmm, I have read there ARE in fact certain abx that do cross the BBB. They have to, or Idk how neuro lyme would be treated!.... Which is what most chronic lymies have!


-Courtney

It's an interesting thought, but syphilis is not as complex of an infection as Lyme is - so no telling if it would actually work well enough on enough people to be a treatment.

I surely wouldn't volunteer for it though! Lyme and company is enough to deal with!