Re: polio
AZMAINIAC (AZMAINIAC(AT)prodigy.net)
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 14:47:10 -0800
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> From: JHarper33 <JHarper33(AT)aol.com>
> To: jek160(AT)psu.edu tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: polio
> Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 7:07 AM
>
> In a message dated 98-03-01 20:16:58 EST, jek160(AT)psu.edu writes:
>
> > They can test specifically for the polio virus, so a
> > doctor can find out for sure if he or she runs the right test. As far
as I
> > know the difference is:
> >
> > polio - a specific virus that does specific damage
> > TM - your body's immune system over-reaction to something where it
attacks
> > your myelin sheath holding your spinal cord.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Joyce Kreuter
> >
>
> My neurologist is of the opinion that TM is also caused by a virus, but
not
> one they've identified yet.
>
> Barbara
Barbara,
Mention the Epstein-Barr Virus(EBV). I had mononucleosis when I was hit
with TM. I also had had a flu shot about 2 months before.
In the mid 70's people got Guillain-Barre syndrome from the Swine Flu
vaccine. Guillain-Barre is caused by the EBV.
John