Bee  Venom  Therapy  (BVT)  for   Chronic  Lyme  Disease Dietrich  D.  Klinghardt  MD,  PhD Sunday, 12 September 2010 LYME BORRELIOSIS: Sunday, 12 September 2010 LYME BORRELIOSIS: HISTORY Sunday, 12 September 2010 LYME BORRELIOSIS: HISTORY First U.S. outbreak reported in Lyme, Connecticut in 1975 Sunday, 12 September 2010 LYME BORRELIOSIS: HISTORY First U.S. outbreak reported in Lyme, Connecticut in 1975 1982, Willy Burgdorfer identifies the etiological agent, a Borrelia spirochete Sunday, 12 September 2010 Sunday, 12 September 2010 Morphology of Borrelia burgdorferi. Dark field image © Jeffrey Nelson, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois and The MicrobeLibrary Sunday, 12 September 2010 Sunday, 12 September 2010 Symptoms  of  Lyme  Disease  are  non-­‐specific • Fa#gue  and/or  insomnia • Lack  of  zest,  blun#ng  of  the  senses • short-­‐term  memory  loss • Fibromyalgia  and  any/or  type  of  pain  condi#on • Mul#ple  chemical  sensi#vity,  food  allergies,  electro-­‐sensi#vity • Immune  deficiency  and  hyper  immunity/autoimmunity • Strange  neurological  symptoms  (buzzing,  faszicula#ons,  #nnitus) • eye  floaters  ,  dry/wet  macula  degenera#on • Recurrent  rela#onship  problems,  poor  decision  making  in  business • Low  grade  depression  to  severe  psychiatric  presenta#ons • GERD  and  all  other  diges#ve  disorders • Low  exercise  tolerance • Cardiac  dysrhythmia,  angina,  diastolic  filling  defect • Inability  to  detoxify  (i.e.mercury  or  lead  toxicity)   • induced  HPU • Premature  aging • Oxida#ve  stress • Neuronal  death  from  potent  biotoxins  and  self-­‐generated  peroxynitrite Sunday, 12 September 2010 What  can  the  clinical  state  of  the  infec+on  mimic? • Schizoaffec+ve  disorder • Lupus   • Mul+ple  sclerosis • Rheumatoid  arthri+s • Amylotrophic  lateral  sclerosis • Polmyalgia  rheuma+ca • Alzheimers  disease • osteoarthri+s • Parkinsons  Disease                         • CFIDS • Thyroid  disease • Fibromyalgia • Hyperparathyroidism • Mul+ple  Chemical  Sensi+vity • Hyperlipedemia • Bipolar  disorder • Coagula+on  disorder • Hypoadrenia  and  Addisons  disease • Insulin  resistence Sunday, 12 September 2010