Crypto-Infections

The title refers to idiopathic or mystery illnesses representing hidden long-term infections. The thesis of this book is about chronic crypto infections that may live behind many of today's prevalent diseases - this is controversial in conventional medical terms. The specific context is Lyme disease and the effect this has on long-term patients where most doctors are not 'Lyme-literate.' This means that they will resist the author's suggestion that an important factor is Borrelia bacteria. He positions crypto-infections as the missing link between Pasteur and Freud, the biological and psychological, which has led to many people receiving psychiatric treatment for what are in fact biological conditions – this includes many people with chronic fatigue symptoms. The author explains the struggle within the medical community in terms of taking his concerns seriously in spite of a wealth of supporting evidence. He also makes the important point that there is in fact one health with animals and humans sharing the same environment, including microbial. In addition, the notion of one microbe, one disease is outdated and we need to move beyond treating only the signs and symptoms of chronic disease rather than searching out hidden causes.