Dear RM Agents and Readers,

Never heard of this and hope it is something new for you as well:)

Having been severely poisoned with Hydrogen Sulfide I noticed that I could touch hot things and not feel them and the cold also seemed to be less noticeable. One has to wonder what hydrogen sulfide, which is created from dying bacteria, contains.

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/hydrogen_sulfide.html

Hydrogen sulfide is why they placed Canaries in Coal Mines. So would it be without reason to think that the dying bacteria could be composed of different things and different times and create different scenarios?

Many Blessings,
CrystalRiver
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According to Richard Ostfeld, an ecologist at New York’s Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, the number of white-footed mice (the primary host for Lyme disease on the East Coast) is a close indicator of how much Lyme disease will be seen the following year.

And recent numbers indicate that 2017 will be a particularly bad year for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases—at least on the East Coast.

The blacklegged tick—Ixodes scapularis on the East Coast and Ixodes pacificus in the West—the primary vector for Lyme disease, can also transmit several other pathogens, commonly known as co-infections.

One of those co-infections is called anaplasmosis, which according to a large survey conducted by LymeDisease.org, occurs in about 5% of patients with Lyme disease. (see my previous post on co-infections here)

Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

Anaplasmosis, also known as human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), is caused by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacterium (previously known as Ehrlichia phagocytophila or Ehrlichia equi). It belongs to a larger group of bacteria known as Rickettsia, which infect white blood cells.

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is commonly found in rodents and small mammals, and can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.

The number of reported cases of HGA has been steadily increasing in recent years, with 2800 confirmed cases in 2014. However, these numbers are likely to be low for several reasons. Many cases go undiagnosed or are not confirmed with laboratory testing, and not all states require physicians to officially report the illness.

Geographic distribution

The geographic distribution for HGA is very similar to Lyme, because both diseases share the same primary hosts and primary vectors. The six states with the highest incidence for HGA are: Rhode Island, Minnesota, Connecticut, Wisconsin, New York and Maryland.

Mr. Ostfeld feels that the incidence of anaplasmosis is largely underreported, based on several recent studies. In one two-year study, 45% of wild white-footed mice tested positive for Lyme disease, Babesia and Anaplasma, suggesting high exposure rates to ticks that feed on them. Another study suggested that Anaplasma may act as a type of anti-freeze that helps ticks survive freezing temperatures.

Overall, the infection rate of Anaplasma within questing nymphal ticks varies greatly by state, but has been detected from coast to coast.

West Coast: 0.8% – 4.2%,

East Coast: -5% – 8%

More at this link: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-sci-anaplasmosis/

Discovered at: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesEHolmanFoundation