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     Persistent viral hypothesis linked to chemical toxicity. 

Going right to the summary of what Gill Jacobs thinks causes CFS in his book - The Natural Way - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Your Guide to: Complementary Therapies, Alternative Techniques, Conventional Treatments:

"Bringing It all together: the persistent viral hypothesis linked to chemical toxicity. 

"It is interesting that muscle weakness in polio survivors is profoundly increased when it is cold, so much so that at 20ºC the nerves conduct as if they were at 13 degrees. Dr. Richard Bruno, a clinical psychophysiologist, links this with a damaged autonomic nervous system and hypothalamus, caused by viral damage in the brain. The symptoms experienced by polio survivors in post-polio syndrome and CFS are the same, suggesting the possibility, according to Dr. Bruno, that they share the same disease process, as evidenced in similar brain areas affected in brain scans.

"Neuroscientists agree that subtle disruptions of brain chemistry, particularly in the hypothalamus, are intimately involved in CFS. They suspect that it may be caused by a persistent virus, but possibly also by chemicals which are toxic to the brain. 

"...Abnormal permeability of the blood/brain barrier, as with MS, allows toxic chemicals or viruses access to sensitive brain cells. Indeed, the damage to brain cell membranes may have been caused in the first place by chemicals which do not form a normal part of the body. The immune system then becomes dysfunctional, so that it is more difficult to eliminate viral activity. " - pages 24-25

 African Swine Fever 

"A Virus That Causes An "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" in Pigs May Be The Real Cause Of CFS And AIDS

"It may seem silly to look at a pig illness to identify the cause of CFS, but it really isn't. Pigs and humans pass viruses back and forth all the time; in fact, flu viruses change from year to year because they pass from people to pigs and back again and in so doing, mutate, or change, considerably.

"There is an illness of pigs, African Swine Fever, that an expert in the field has called "an acquired immune deficiency syndrome of pigs," because it produces symptoms that are so similar to those of AIDS. African Swine Fever is caused by a virus, African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV).

"Like AIDS, there is no treatment for African Swine Fever, and no vaccine to prevent ASFV infection. When African Swine Fever is suspected in a herd of pigs, the entire herd is slaughtered to prevent the spread of the very contagious, deadly virus. Because of the vast economic implications such slaughters of pig herds would have on U.S. agriculture, it is against the law to study ASFV on mainland U.S.A. The only place where the virus can be studied, by law, is the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Plum Island, off the shore of Long Island, New York.

"There is, in fact, a world-wide epidemic among domesticated pigs that bears a great resemblance to African Swine Fever; it has been called "Mystery Swine Disease." Although a "new" virus (called "Lelystadt virus" for the city in which it was isolated) is thought to be causing "Mystery Swine Disease," the new virus has not yet been compared to all the strains of the old virus, ASFV.

"Lelystad virus also has not been compared to the new human virus, HHV-6.

"If HHV-6 is causing the immune system damage in AIDS and CFS and if HHV-6 is really a strain of ASFV, there is the very real possibility that some scientists have deliberately misled the public.

"If government scientists are afraid to admit what HHV-6 really is and how widespread the immunological damage it causes is, then the problem of ending the CFS epidemic may be as political as it is scientific."

http://www.chronicillnet.org/CFS/Ostrom/book_ToC.html  

Infectious disease of the brain - many viruses 

  "The Wistar chief also stated flatly that CFS was an 'infectious disease of the brain.' 'When a virus reaches the central nervous system, the brain, it usually will not be attacked by the immune system..." 

Osler's Web, Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic by Hillary Johnson - page 428

"What causes CFS? Although researchers once thought that the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, was responsible for CFS, they now believe that the disease may be due to many viruses working in concert. The bodies of patients with CFS reveal high antibody counts to many viruses, including cytomegalovirus and members of the herpes family of viruses. And even healthy, asymptomatic family members of a CFS victim have certain immunological abnormalities that suggest the presence of a virus."

From Tired All the Time by Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D. - page 211

 Chemtrail Syndrome 

http://geocities.com/canadianchemtrails/ - Is CFS actually Chemtrail Syndrome caused by the government spraying us with stealth viruses?

(See the website for some incredible slides & photos)

  http://www.arizonaskywatch.com/

  CHEMTRAILS AND MORGELLONS - IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THOUGHT!

 Epstein-Barr Virus 

"Dr. Rubio suspects the Epstein-Barr virus to be the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome -- and that it is passed from person to person through saliva, either through kissing or talking.

"Often misdiagnosed, patients may go for years without the Epstein-Barr virus being suspected. Symptoms often include low energy, low blood pressure, low blood sugar and depression. Infected people find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning and are able to perform only simple tasks before they become too tired to continue functioning.

"Dr. Rubio says the Epstein-Barr virus adversely affects the body by shutting down the adrenal glands, which produce insufficient cortisone. This results in low blood sugar and low blood pressure. Because of this and the fact the virus likes to hide in the brain, the patient may experience depression as well.

"As with other advanced treatments offered through A.M.I. and St. Joseph Hospital, Dr, Rubio offers a multi-faceted, innovative treatment approach that stresses building the patient's immune system.

"To treat chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Rubio first takes a blood panel to verify the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus.

"He then obtains samples of the virus from the patient's own blood, which he cultures 'in vitro' along with the patient's white blood cells in the laboratory. From this he creates a powerful vaccine which is re-injected back into the body. This vaccine activates the patient's immune system to attack the virus."

from http://www.ami-health.com/cfs.htm