Do petechiae in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome connect it to Kaposi's Sarcoma, HHV-8, and AIDS?
Petechia - tiny red spots - mainly on arms (burst blood vesels) in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated with Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in a 13-Year-Old Male
This 13-year-old boy was first seen in February 1998 for recurrent epistaxis and found to have normal coagulation studies. Ten months later, he developed the sudden-onset of petechiae, a purpuric lesion on the tip of his nose and purpuric patches on the frontal aspects of his lower extremities (Fig. 1)⇓ . Otherwise, he had no complaints, and his physical examination was normal. His WBC count was 2.7 × 103/mm3 (with 34% neutrophils, 2% bands, 45% lymphocytes, 14% monocytes, and 3% eosinophils), hemoglobin concentration 13.8 g%, mean corpuscular volume 83 fl, and platelet count 4000/mm3. His direct Coombs test was positive. His bone marrow examination showed increased megakaryocytes, consistent with consumptive thrombocytopenia. The thrombocytopenia resolved after an i.v. infusion of Rho (D) immunoglobulin (human anti-D polyclonal antibodies, WinRho-SDF, 40 μg/kg) and prednisone (60 mg/day × 1 week, followed by 30 mg/day × 2 weeks). However, his purpuric lesions persisted. Furthermore, he developed intermittent dependent edema in the left lower extremity.
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/7/8/2263
Susan Levine was the first scientist to link Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to HHV-8, the virus that may be more involved with AIDS than the CDC wants to admit. It may also be a form of African Swine Fever.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v09n01_05
Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus KSHV is an oncovirus that causes several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma KS It is estimated that to of U S blood donors have been infected with KSHV yet in some high risk populations such as homosexual men prevalence is as high as In spite of HAART KS remains the second most common AIDS associated malignancy A third of AIDS KS cases now arise in individuals with relatively high CD cell counts and low HIV viral load A recent study has observed a continuing high prevalence and increased acquisition of KSHV in HIV infected persons on HAART The data clearly indicate that KS is still occurring in HIV infected individuals even in the context of successful HAART In immunosuppressed populations approximately in transplant patients will develop KS The prevalence of KSHV is responsible for the continuing incidence of KS and its associated reduction in life expectancy of HIV individuals Despite its strong disease association particularly in the HIV and immunosuppressed populations there is no FDA approved clinical diagnostic test for KSHV and consequently a significant unmet need remains for a simple cost effective commercially viable KSHV diagnostic kit that would be an essential component of any effort to control virus transmission and monitor serostatus of those already infected The ability to gauge the KSHV serostatus of an HIV individual would help clinicians make appropriate interventional choices to prevent KS onset The overall goal of this project is to develop a serological multi antigen assay for the detection of KSHV antibodies that can be used commercially to diagnose at risk patients and identify blood tissue donors with KSHV infection In prior SBIR Phase I and II work Epiphany developed a single well multi antigenic KSHV enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ELISA called Combo In screening a sera panel containing both KSHV true positives and normal low risk blood donors Combo was the only assay out of other independent ELISAs to detect all consensus KSHV samples with excellent specificity and sensitivity estimated andgt respectively For the next stage of the kit development it is critical to examine Comboandapos s performance against large sera banks of epidemiologically validated KSHV positive and negative controls with relevant confirmatory assays to establish the true effectiveness of the assay A collaborative consortium that merges Epiphany with the biomedical and clinical research capabilities of the University of Miami UofM Miller School of Medicine the Miami Center for AIDS Research CFAR and the labs of Dr Enrique A Mesri CFAR has been created Together Epiphany and Miami CFAR are uniquely equipped to achieve the following Aims In Aim synthetic manufacturing and analytical process development will be implemented followed by pilot production of a set of Combo diagnostic ELISA kits In Aim these kits will be assessed and optimized by screening retrospective clinical blood samples and serologically characterized plasma PMBCs and validated by western blot In Aim large scale kit production will commence Assay stability and validation studies will be performed A larger panel of HIV sera and tissues available to UofM CFAR its cores and transplant centers and national repositories will be massively screened to establish sensitivity and specificity Achieving the goals of this project will establish the clinical and commercial value of Combo ultimately resulting in the first FDA approved clinical diagnostic assay for KSHV Project Narrative Kaposiandapos s sarcoma herpes virus KSHV is an oncovirus that causes several cancers including Kaposiandapos s sarcoma KS especially in patients with weakened immune systems such as those infected with HIV Even in the age of HIV antiretroviral therapy KSHV co infection remains a serious health issue for the HIV positive population and is still the second most common cause of malignancies among AIDS patients Despite its strong disease association particularly in the HIV positive and immunosuppressed populations there is no FDA approved clinical diagnostic test for KSHV and consequently this project seeks to develop a simple cost effective commercially viable KSHV diagnostic assay kit that would be an essential component of any effort to control virus transmission and monitor serostatus of those already infected in order to help clinicians make appropriate interventional choices to prevent KSHV related disease
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If you have Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited, you can immediately begin reading The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up and you will soon understand why the facts about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic have been hidden from the public for almost four decades.
On April 16, 1996, Congressman Jerrold Nadler spoke on the floor of Congress about his request for a General Accounting investigation into how the CDC had handled the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic. Nadler did that at the urging of Charles Ortleb, the publisher and the New York Native and his reporter Neenyah Ostrom. Ortleb and Ostrom had made the case to Nadler that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the virus it had been linked to, HHV-6, were serious public health issues.
In an interview in New York Native with Neenyah Ostrom,Congressman Nadler said, "Congress can mandate research into CFS as a viral disease. Maybe it will turn out that HHV-6A is the cause of CFS; maybe it will turn out that other viruses are involved. But Congress can mandate research into CFS as a contagious, viral disease. I will certainly try to get Congress to do that as soon as possible."
Unfortunately, back in 1996, Nadler's warning to Congress and the medical establishment fell on deaf ears. But now that the Democrats have regained power in the House of Representatives, the newly prominent Congressman Nadler may finally be able to bring the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic and HHV-6 to the public's attention.
This book by Charles Ortleb, which details Neenyah Ostrom's diligent reporting on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is necessary reading for anyone who wants to know the whole history of an epidemic which has been hidden in plain sight. For a decade, starting in 1988, Ostrom reported on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the damage that the virus HHV-6 does to patients. What her reporting uncovered about the true nature of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic will shock you.
In The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up, Charles Ortleb recounts his newspaper's fascinating struggle to get the medical and political establishment to pay attention to Ostrom's pioneering investigative reporting on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
By the time you finish Ortleb's stunning memoir, you will understand why the CDC has been unwilling to tell the public the truth about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The CDC does not want the public to know that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a transmissible illness linked to a virus that affects every system in the body. They have covered up the illness for so many decades that the neglected virus is totally out of control. Now it is causing a long list of other illnesses and many cancers. The CDC has put us all in danger.
Ostrom's decade of reporting on HHV-6 was recently vindicated by this statement from scientists at the University of Wurzburg:"While HHV-6 was long believed to have no negative impact on human health, scientists today increasingly suspect the virus of causing various diseases such as multiple sclerosis or chronic fatigue syndrome. Recent studies evensuggest that HHV-6 might play a role in the pathogenesis of several diseases of the central nervous system such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or Alzheimer's."
The big question about Neenyah Ostrom and New York Native is this: How many lives would have been saved if the scientific establishment and the mainstream media had paid more attention to Neenyah Ostrom's reporting on HHV-6 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in New York Native?
One day, if there is any justice in the world, the CDC and the medical establishment will apologize for not paying attention to Neenyah Ostrom's groundbreaking work on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that Charles Ortleb published in New York Native. That would be a fitting end to one of journalism's greatest David and Goliath stories.
Anyone who wants to help Congressman Nadler and the other members of Congress who are trying to end the suffering of millions of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, needs to read The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up.
Spotify podcasts about the HHV-6 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome cover-up
Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma Associated with Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in a 13-Year-Old Male
This 13-year-old boy was first seen in February 1998 for recurrent epistaxis and found to have normal coagulation studies. Ten months later, he developed the sudden-onset of petechiae, a purpuric lesion on the tip of his nose and purpuric patches on the frontal aspects of his lower extremities (Fig. 1)⇓ . Otherwise, he had no complaints, and his physical examination was normal. His WBC count was 2.7 × 103/mm3 (with 34% neutrophils, 2% bands, 45% lymphocytes, 14% monocytes, and 3% eosinophils), hemoglobin concentration 13.8 g%, mean corpuscular volume 83 fl, and platelet count 4000/mm3. His direct Coombs test was positive. His bone marrow examination showed increased megakaryocytes, consistent with consumptive thrombocytopenia. The thrombocytopenia resolved after an i.v. infusion of Rho (D) immunoglobulin (human anti-D polyclonal antibodies, WinRho-SDF, 40 μg/kg) and prednisone (60 mg/day × 1 week, followed by 30 mg/day × 2 weeks). However, his purpuric lesions persisted. Furthermore, he developed intermittent dependent edema in the left lower extremity.
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/7/8/2263
Susan Levine was the first scientist to link Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to HHV-8, the virus that may be more involved with AIDS than the CDC wants to admit. It may also be a form of African Swine Fever.
Published online: 04 Dec 2011
ABSTRACT
Over the last decade a wide variety of infectious agents has been associated with the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as potential etiologies for this disorder by researchers from all over the world. Many of these agents are neurotrophic and have been linked previously to other diseases involving the central nervous system (CNS). Human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6), especially the B variant, has been found in autopsy specimens of patients who suffered from multiple sclerosis. Because patients with CFS manifest a wide range of symptoms involving the CNS as shown by abnormalities on brain MRIs, SPECT scans of the brain and results of tilt table testing we sought to determine the prevalence of HHV-6, HHV-8, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Mycoplasma species, Chlamydia species, and Coxsackie virus in the spinal fluid of a group of 12 patients with CFS. Although we intended to search mainly for evidence of actively replicating HHV-6, a virus that has been associated by several researchers with this disorder, we found evidence of HHV-8, Chlamydia species, CMV and Coxsackie virus in 6/12 samples. Attempts were made to correlate the clinical presentations of each of these patients, especially the neurological exams and results of objective testing of the CNS, with the particular infectious agent isolated. It was also surprising to obtain such a relatively high yield of infectious agents on cell free specimens of spinal fluid that had not been centrifuged. Future research in spinal fluid analysis, in addition to testing tissue samples by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and other direct viral isolation techniques will be important in characterizing subpopulations of CFS patients, especially those with involvement of the CNS.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J092v09n01_05
These two grant requests present a disturbing picture of a virus (HHHV-8) that could turn the AIDS epidemic paradigm upside down.
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) also known as human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) causes several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma, primarily in immune-compromised patients. HHV-8 has been shown to be transmitted sexually, through saliva, and through infected blood and organs to recipients. While a number of serological assays have been devised in the research setting to detect HHV-8 infection, there are no FDA-approved assays. Furthermore, there is no gold standard diagnostic assay for HHV-8 infection and none are of adequate sensitivity and specificity to be used commercially for diagnostic or blood screening purposes. Nevertheless, these assays have revealed that as much as 3 to 5% of US blood donors have been infected with HHV-8, and some high-risk populations such as homosexual men, the HHV-8 prevalence is as high as 65%. Thus, there is a need for a commercial diagnostic to identify HHV-8 infected individuals to prevent further transmission of this virus within thegeneral population and immune-compromised individuals as well as into the general blood supply. The overall goal of this project is to develop a sensitive and specific serological multi-antigen assay for the detection of HHV-8 antibodies that can be usedcommercially to diagnose at-risk patients and identify blood/tissue donors with HHV-8 infection. Epiphany's first-generation HHV-8 enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay diagnostic (ELISA), composed of a single antigen assay and a dual antigen assay, provide gt80% sensitivity and 96% specificity in identifying HHV-8 infected individuals and thus one of the more sensitive diagnostics. However, to be a commercial success, the sensitivity and specificity needs to be improved which we propose by improving the quality and number of capture antigens. In our Phase I grant, we demonstrated the feasibility of our approach by identifying an improved K8.1 capture antigen expressed in a eukaryotic system. To further optimize the assay for commercial use, we will in Aim 1 expand our search for both improved and new capture antigens, then in Aim 2 we will develop a multi-antigen assay. In Aim 3 we will conduct pilot-scale production and beta testing of the diagnostic assay to determine the specificity and sensitivity of the assay by retrospective testing of clinical blood samples. Achieving the goals in this project would generate a commercial HHV-8 diagnostic test which will identify infected patients and donors to reduce transmission risk and to make the blood supply safer.PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Infection with the herpes virus HHV-8, only discovered in 1994, may cause several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma, especially in patients with weak immune systems such as those with HIV. HHV-8 can be transmitted sexually, through saliva, and via blood and organ donations and approximately up to 5% of blood donors in the US have been infected with HHV-8. The project proposes to develop for commercialization a blood test to identify HHV-8 infected individuals thereby providing a diagnosis for infected individuals to understand their risk and modify their behavior as well as make the blood supply much safer for high-risk individuals and blood recipients in general.
Project Summary Abstract
Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus KSHV is an oncovirus that causes several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma KS It is estimated that to of U S blood donors have been infected with KSHV yet in some high risk populations such as homosexual men prevalence is as high as In spite of HAART KS remains the second most common AIDS associated malignancy A third of AIDS KS cases now arise in individuals with relatively high CD cell counts and low HIV viral load A recent study has observed a continuing high prevalence and increased acquisition of KSHV in HIV infected persons on HAART The data clearly indicate that KS is still occurring in HIV infected individuals even in the context of successful HAART In immunosuppressed populations approximately in transplant patients will develop KS The prevalence of KSHV is responsible for the continuing incidence of KS and its associated reduction in life expectancy of HIV individuals Despite its strong disease association particularly in the HIV and immunosuppressed populations there is no FDA approved clinical diagnostic test for KSHV and consequently a significant unmet need remains for a simple cost effective commercially viable KSHV diagnostic kit that would be an essential component of any effort to control virus transmission and monitor serostatus of those already infected The ability to gauge the KSHV serostatus of an HIV individual would help clinicians make appropriate interventional choices to prevent KS onset The overall goal of this project is to develop a serological multi antigen assay for the detection of KSHV antibodies that can be used commercially to diagnose at risk patients and identify blood tissue donors with KSHV infection In prior SBIR Phase I and II work Epiphany developed a single well multi antigenic KSHV enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ELISA called Combo In screening a sera panel containing both KSHV true positives and normal low risk blood donors Combo was the only assay out of other independent ELISAs to detect all consensus KSHV samples with excellent specificity and sensitivity estimated andgt respectively For the next stage of the kit development it is critical to examine Comboandapos s performance against large sera banks of epidemiologically validated KSHV positive and negative controls with relevant confirmatory assays to establish the true effectiveness of the assay A collaborative consortium that merges Epiphany with the biomedical and clinical research capabilities of the University of Miami UofM Miller School of Medicine the Miami Center for AIDS Research CFAR and the labs of Dr Enrique A Mesri CFAR has been created Together Epiphany and Miami CFAR are uniquely equipped to achieve the following Aims In Aim synthetic manufacturing and analytical process development will be implemented followed by pilot production of a set of Combo diagnostic ELISA kits In Aim these kits will be assessed and optimized by screening retrospective clinical blood samples and serologically characterized plasma PMBCs and validated by western blot In Aim large scale kit production will commence Assay stability and validation studies will be performed A larger panel of HIV sera and tissues available to UofM CFAR its cores and transplant centers and national repositories will be massively screened to establish sensitivity and specificity Achieving the goals of this project will establish the clinical and commercial value of Combo ultimately resulting in the first FDA approved clinical diagnostic assay for KSHV Project Narrative Kaposiandapos s sarcoma herpes virus KSHV is an oncovirus that causes several cancers including Kaposiandapos s sarcoma KS especially in patients with weakened immune systems such as those infected with HIV Even in the age of HIV antiretroviral therapy KSHV co infection remains a serious health issue for the HIV positive population and is still the second most common cause of malignancies among AIDS patients Despite its strong disease association particularly in the HIV positive and immunosuppressed populations there is no FDA approved clinical diagnostic test for KSHV and consequently this project seeks to develop a simple cost effective commercially viable KSHV diagnostic assay kit that would be an essential component of any effort to control virus transmission and monitor serostatus of those already infected in order to help clinicians make appropriate interventional choices to prevent KSHV related disease
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If you have Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited, you can immediately begin reading The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up and you will soon understand why the facts about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic have been hidden from the public for almost four decades.
On April 16, 1996, Congressman Jerrold Nadler spoke on the floor of Congress about his request for a General Accounting investigation into how the CDC had handled the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic. Nadler did that at the urging of Charles Ortleb, the publisher and the New York Native and his reporter Neenyah Ostrom. Ortleb and Ostrom had made the case to Nadler that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the virus it had been linked to, HHV-6, were serious public health issues.
In an interview in New York Native with Neenyah Ostrom,Congressman Nadler said, "Congress can mandate research into CFS as a viral disease. Maybe it will turn out that HHV-6A is the cause of CFS; maybe it will turn out that other viruses are involved. But Congress can mandate research into CFS as a contagious, viral disease. I will certainly try to get Congress to do that as soon as possible."
Unfortunately, back in 1996, Nadler's warning to Congress and the medical establishment fell on deaf ears. But now that the Democrats have regained power in the House of Representatives, the newly prominent Congressman Nadler may finally be able to bring the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic and HHV-6 to the public's attention.
This book by Charles Ortleb, which details Neenyah Ostrom's diligent reporting on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is necessary reading for anyone who wants to know the whole history of an epidemic which has been hidden in plain sight. For a decade, starting in 1988, Ostrom reported on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the damage that the virus HHV-6 does to patients. What her reporting uncovered about the true nature of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome epidemic will shock you.
In The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up, Charles Ortleb recounts his newspaper's fascinating struggle to get the medical and political establishment to pay attention to Ostrom's pioneering investigative reporting on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
By the time you finish Ortleb's stunning memoir, you will understand why the CDC has been unwilling to tell the public the truth about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The CDC does not want the public to know that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a transmissible illness linked to a virus that affects every system in the body. They have covered up the illness for so many decades that the neglected virus is totally out of control. Now it is causing a long list of other illnesses and many cancers. The CDC has put us all in danger.
Ostrom's decade of reporting on HHV-6 was recently vindicated by this statement from scientists at the University of Wurzburg:"While HHV-6 was long believed to have no negative impact on human health, scientists today increasingly suspect the virus of causing various diseases such as multiple sclerosis or chronic fatigue syndrome. Recent studies evensuggest that HHV-6 might play a role in the pathogenesis of several diseases of the central nervous system such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or Alzheimer's."
The big question about Neenyah Ostrom and New York Native is this: How many lives would have been saved if the scientific establishment and the mainstream media had paid more attention to Neenyah Ostrom's reporting on HHV-6 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in New York Native?
One day, if there is any justice in the world, the CDC and the medical establishment will apologize for not paying attention to Neenyah Ostrom's groundbreaking work on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that Charles Ortleb published in New York Native. That would be a fitting end to one of journalism's greatest David and Goliath stories.
Anyone who wants to help Congressman Nadler and the other members of Congress who are trying to end the suffering of millions of people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, needs to read The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic Cover-up.
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