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   On Friday, May 27, 2011 at 3:15:38 PM UTC-5, pautrey2 wrote:   
   > 25 April 2005   
   > Microorganisms Behind Schizophrenia And Alzheimer's?   
   > by Kate Melville   
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   > Conditions like heart disease, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia could be   
   > caused by microorganisms, according to a report from the American   
   > Academy of Microbiology. "A number of chronic human illnesses are   
   > triggered, either directly or indirectly, by microorganisms," says   
   > Ronald Luftig of the Louisiana State University Medical Center, one of   
   > the authors of the report. Some diseases like ulcers and certain types   
   > of cancer, once thought to be primarily related to lifestyle factors,   
   > are now known to be caused by microorganisms. "Other diseases,   
   > including some extremely common and devastating conditions, exhibit   
   > characteristics that indicate they may have an infectious etiology as   
   > well," said Luftig.   
   >   
   > Until recently, doctors believed that chronic diseases such as peptic   
   > ulcers and cervical cancer were caused in part by lifestyle factors   
   > such as diet, stress and exposure to environmental toxins. Now,   
   > researchers have compiled strong evidence that most peptic ulcers are   
   > caused by an infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and can   
   > be treated with antibiotics. An infection with human papillomavirus   
   > (HPV), the cause of genital warts, appears to be the cause of cervical   
   > cancer.   
   >   
   >   
   > In addition to H. pylori and HPV, the report lists 30 other   
   > microorganisms for which there exists strong evidence of an associated   
   > chronic disease. The report also lists over 40 other chronic diseases,   
   > including heart disease, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia, which are   
   > suspected of having an infectious cause. "Each of these diseases was   
   > once thought to be caused exclusively by environmental exposures or   
   > genetic predisposition. Now they are all suspected of being in   
   > infectious diseases," says Luftig.   
   >   
   > But proving causation is difficult. In the past, scientists have   
   > applied a series of tests to establish that a specific microorganism   
   > does indeed cause the associated disease. Because of the complex   
   > nature of chronic illnesses, it is often not practical or even   
   > possible to use these tests to prove the infectious nature of chronic   
   > illness. The report recommends that new criteria for evaluating the   
   > strength of association between microbes and chronic illnesses be   
   > developed.   
   >   
   >   
   > http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050325010349data_trunc_sys.shtml   
      
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