NEW potentially deadly bacteria

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US Scientists discover new, potentially deadly bacteria Named Bartonella rochalimae, the new species is a close relative of a microbe that sickened thousands of
soldiers during the First World War with what became known as trench fever, spread through body lice.

http://www.leishmaniasis.us/Superbugs.html

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The Media's Failure to Warn the People

CNN gives Pentagon Propaganda Time US troops suffer rare blood infectio - November 19, 2004 - 4:00PM

An expectedly high number of US soldiers injured in the Gulf region and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, army doctors reported today.

A total of 102 soldiers were found to be infected with the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii. The infections occurred among soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington, Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany and three other sites between January 1, 2002, and August 31, 2004.

Although it was not known where the soldiers contracted the infections, the army said the recent surge highlighted a need to improve infection-control in military hospitals.

Eighty-five of the bloodstream infections occurred among soldiers serving in Iraq, the area around Kuwait and Afghanistan, the US Army said in a report published today by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Military hospitals typically see about one case per year.

Army investigators said they did not know whether the soldiers contracted the infections on the battlefield, during medical treatment on the front line or following evacuation to Walter Reed, Landstuhl and other military medical locations.

"Although some of the patients Identified in this report had evidence of bloodstream infections at the time of admission to military medical facilities, whether the infections were acquired from environmental sources in the field or during treatment at other military medical facilities is unknown," the army
said.

A. baumannii, which is found in water and soil and resistant to many types of antibiotics, surfaces occasionally in hospitals, often spread among patients in intensive care units.

The infection was also found in soldiers with traumatic injuries to their arms, legs and extremities during the Vietnam War.

Spread of the infection is often halted when health-care workers wash their hands and those of their patients with alcohol swabs, actively monitor those with wounds to the extremities and promptly identify the infected.

Development of better drugs also is needed to help contain future outbreaks of the infection, army officials said. In some cases, the only effective antibiotic is colistin, an older drug that is rarely prescribed today because of its high toxicity.

Health-care providers in the United States are urged to watch for A. baumannii infections among soldiers who have been recently treated at military hospitals, especially those who were in intensive care units.

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Rear Adm. Hunter Commander, Naval Medical Center San Diego Discusses hospital's care of wounded warriors Navy Compass Friday April 20, 2007

These broad spectrum antibiotic beads have been used from the beginning and promoted the antibiotic resistance of MDRAB, which is the mainorganism causing infection.

"And we're learning some new things about combating infection, because obviously wounds that occur out in the field in places like Iraq and Afghanistan are contaminated with soil and other things. So we've learned the best treatments for infection. There are some early studies that suggest that coating beads with antibiotic and allowing the antibiotic to slowly release into the wound might be a new technique that is helpful to reducing the infection rate and promote
recovery." Stephen L. Silberman - May 16, 2007

The primary source of these infections was not "mysterious" to the investigators who conducted the Army's own investigation this outbreak in 2004-2005, led by Col. Bruno Petrucelli, the director of infection control at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. What is indeed mysterious is why that report (Epidemiological Consultation 12-HA-01JK-04) has never been made public. In fact, the Defense Department has known that these infections are nosocomially acquired for quite some time, despite many public statements to the contrary. In last August's issue of the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center said that ongoing investigations "tend to support nosocomial transmission" -- and yet, here we are, nearly a year later, back at the "mystery" stage. I am a senior writer for Wired magazine, and I published an in-depth feature story on these infections in our February issue. I invite MedPage readers to read it. There is a lot of new information in it thathelps solve the alleged puzzle of where these infections are coming from -- and what the Defense Department has already done to reduce rates of infection.

The Invisible Enemy
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.02/enemy.html

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Leishmaniasis is caused by a heterogeneous group of protozoanparasites belonging to the genus Leishmania. Some Leishmania species primarily affect
the skin; others are mainly internal. It has become increasingly clear that some species frequently associated with visceral leishmaniasis can produce
skin lesions, and species usually found in the skin can disseminate viscerally. In addition, each clinical syndrome can be produced by multiple species.Although Leishmaniasis occurs predominantly in people living in endemic regions, travelers to these areas can also be infected, even after less than one
week of exposure. Cutaneous leishmaniasis has been reported in U.S. military personnel, primarily among those stationed in Iraq. IT’S OFTEN CALLED “THE BAGHDAD BOIL.” http://www.leishmaniasis.us/

I have read that many people have said that their lesions/wounds/boils look the same as veterans from the wars – Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Gulf. It is a possibility that people in reality have acinetobacter baumannii from Iraq and bartonella rochalimae=trench fever and leishmaniasis.

Perhaps what is called Morgellons has been misnamed. Well it is a theory anyway.

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Some 80%in 296th hit by 'Baghdad Boil'

Approximately 80 percent of the soldiers with the Army Reserve's 296th Transportation Company in Brookhaven are infected with a parasitic disease - leishmaniasis contracted while serving in Iraq, according to the company commander.

There were some places that soldiers and other Vector Control workers absolutely wouldn't go because of leishmaniasis," says Manon. "It's almost like getting
leprosy. It's bad news."

Will Climate Change bring more disease?

Until recently, diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis and Lyme disease were considered exotic ailments but with predicted changes in climate and the right
environmental conditions, these diseases have the potential to spread throughout Europe.

http://www.leishmaniasis.us/Leish.html

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funny thing.....

lesions out of control......isn't that what we are screanimg about....

WHY is it that third world countries with primitive medical systems can accept organisms just by looking at the patient....lesions being the big one....leisons don't appear on people's skin for no reason.....painfull debilatating lesions that take months even years to heal.....

they say the skin is the window to one's health.....that being said....we are in a world of hurt looking at my skins health tells me.....I am a very organism infected person......

A country with top of the line hospitals and labs and education.....refusing to accept that NORTH AMERICA has become infected with organisms......man made organisms NANO'd made smaller and now VIRAL to anyone that comes into contact with these desginer bugs....

Our hospitals are a breeding ground for these organisms now....you go to a hospital for tonsils and you might come home with more than you bargained for.....although it might take months even years before you realize you are another statistic.....

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Strange coincidence, BugSick – the commonality here being the lesions.

That which is called morgellons may indeed be incorrectly named and may prove to be leishmaniasis. It could very well have escaped the arena of war as leishmanias is as they day common in deployment.

If that is so then anyone who is being treated for morgellons/lyme rate may be misdiagnosed. However, given the 80% infection rate - lesions out of control - it would appear that leishmaniasis is antibiotic resistant.

llness in a Redeployed Soldier although malaria and leishmaniasis continue to be the most common deployment-related illnesses, ***brucellosis must also be considered in the differential of any redeployed soldier with headache, fever, and body aches. Public health as well as command elements must reinforce their role in preventing exposure to this pathogen.

http://www.leishmaniasis.us/Leish.html

***Brucellosis, also called undulant fever or Malta fever, is a zoonosis (infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans) caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. It is primarily a disease of domestic animals (goats, pigs, cattle, dogs, etc) and humans and has a worldwide distribution, mostly now in developing countries.

Symptoms
Brucellosis induces inconstant fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression and muscular and bodily pain.
The symptoms are like those associated with many other febrile diseases, but with emphasis on muscular pain and sweating. The duration of the disease can vary from a few weeks to many months or even years.

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

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I just LOVE the way THEY are trying to blame climate change from the use of these designer bugs....

think about this for a minute....

These designer bugs did not NANO themselves.....

this is man made diseases THEY created....

these did NOT NANO by themselves.....

so climate change is NOT part of this BIG PICTURE and THEY need to get off of that brainwashing.....

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