Many of the symptoms of Lyme disease involve the nervous system. The spirochete produces a toxin that disrupts normal nerve function. Through the use of DNA manipulations a match was made with a selected Borreli{l burgdorferi '. (Bb) gene. 'Protein generated from this cloned Bb gene was found to' have characteristics' of botulinum, a very toxic zinc endoproteinase. Botulinum prevents, through its action as a specific proteolytic enzyme, the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Lyme disease is due to infection with the spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi, with concurrent co-infections and the body's immune response to these infections.
Lyme disease is one of the most immuno suppressive infectious diseases and results in: Multiple co-infections .. Concurrent symptoms .. Mimics over 40 diseases .. Difficult to diagnose clinically .. Any effective lyme treatment protocol must address the co-infection as well as the lyme.