Amanda Elam

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[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

@dr_todd Well done! Research also suggests that seroconversion is common after antibiotics for Bartonella infection. You’ll miss positive cases unless you use direct detection. This opportunistic infection was first discovered in HIV/AIDS patients. Learn more @Bartonella .

[Todd Maderis, ND @dr_todd]

Bartonella is associated with various diseases and damage to organs

A few years ago, I attended a small conference about Bartonella's role in autoimmune conditions. A rheumatologist spoke about his unique experience with the various autoimmune conditions a rheumatologist treats and the association with a #Bartonella infection.

One of the challenges in medicine is distinguishing between causation and correlation. When treating someone with an autoimmune condition, I often say, “The body does not start attacking itself without a cause.” Ultimately, if an infection such as Bartonella is discovered in someone with an autoimmune condition, does treating the infection resolve the autoimmune condition?

Below are the various autoimmune conditions and organ damage associated with Bartonellosis.

1. Skin
• Stretch marks
• Livedo reticularis (lacelike pattern)
• Hives
• Small blood vessel leak under skin
• Erythema nodosum (red, tender bumps on shins)
• Erythema multiform
• Vitiligo
• Granulomatous reactions (collection of blood vessels)

2. Neurological
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Tourette syndrome
• Lambert-Eaton syndrome
• #Multiplesclerosis
• #GuillainBarre
• #Transversemyelitis
• #Epilepsy
• Autoimmune #dysautonomia

3. Psychiatric
• Anxiety
• #Insomnia
• #ADHD
• Delayed auditory signal processing disorder

4. Endocrine
• #Autoimmunethyroid
• Low testosterone
• Elevated sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
• #PCOS
• Type I diabetes

5. Cardiovascular
• #POTS
• Coronary artery disease
• Recurrent myocarditis
• Transient myocardial hypertrophy
• #Endocarditis
• Arrhythmia

6. Gastrointestinal
• Delayed gastric emptying
• Partial and complete gastroparesis
• Sclerosing cholangitis
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Liver hemangiomas
• Liver granulomas
• Autoimmune pancreatitis and hepatitis

7. Gynecology
• PCOS
• #Endometriosis
• Infertility
• Erectile dysfunction
• Interstitial cystitis

8. Rheumatology
• #Sjogrens disease
• #Hypermobility
• Tendinopathies
• Calcium phosphate deposition disease

Read more about Bartonella: https://t.co/VlVsVcMe9l

[Nancy Dougherty @NancyNDougherty]

On June 29 & 30 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is having forum on Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses. Please attend in person or virtually #Lyme #MECFS #LongCOVID #MultipleSclerosis #PANS #PANDAS https://t.co/Wttk45BwDS

[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

@LonnieRhea Thank you for your excellent contributions to the TBDWG, Lonnie! Your advocacy is stellar and constant. Always a pleasure working with you!

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[Jeanine @JeanineSuah]

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[Aaron Houghton @aaronwhoughton]

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[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

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[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

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[Siri Terjesen @siriterjesen]

Join @PandaTropic, @Clovia_Hamilton, @woolleyprof, Elizabeth Dougherty of the USPTO, & Pamela Kalbfleisch for a discussion of 💡Entrepreneurship & Research 🔖 on Jan 25th at 4:30pm EST. More info & registration: https://t.co/0wsd9JSl1B📈

[Thomas Mather @thetickguy]

Isn’t it amazing how ticks can change appearances in such a short time? https://t.co/5J6EhIHtku. Know your tick to know your disease risk. #TickSpotters can help https://t.co/RRzyVyqA9E. @LonnieRhea @VickyNguyenTV @RealMalachowski @MVarloud @ticklab

[Nancy Dougherty @NancyNDougherty]

Calling all #innovators to this #diagnostic #challenge. ~500k new cases of #Lyme disease occur each year in the US but w/o direct & reliable diagnostics, misdiagnosis & delayed diagnosis are common. A moonshot effort is underway @Lyme_X. Please join & be part of the solution!

[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

@BabsonDIRI Looking forward to it!

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Second Opinion: Getting past disease to the science of wellness (via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/jyqvdv3aIU

[Amanda Elam @PandaTropic]

@MylesMill @nycondocon @NBCNewYork Exactly. Different interventions are required for different levels of population density. Proximity to high density areas is also important. We need more coverage on this pandemic response policy point.