Perhaps this is why anti-parasitic drugs and treatment work on viruses, their goal and function is the same, their makeup is different
How are viruses similar to parasites?
Viruses are similar to parasites because both require a host to survive and both destroy the cells in which they multiply (cause harm to the host).
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How are viruses similar to parasites?
Unique Organisms
Viruses are organisms that are quite unlike anything else, due to the fact that they are able to reproduce and spread but are not made of cells.
They accomplish this by creating a lifestyle much like that of a parasite.
Answer and Explanation:
A virus is similar to a parasite because it is dependent on a host for its survival. A parasite lives and feeds off of a host at the expense of that organism. Viruses are similar, and cannot be active outside of a host. They can only replicate themselves and spread when inside a host.
A virus is not made of cells and has no cellular capabilities on its own. Therefore, when it successfully enters a host, it is able to take over the cellular machinery of that organism and use it to replicate its own DNA. It can then spread and continue this parasitic lifestyle, using the host as a means to accomplish this.
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Lyme disease is currently treated as as an infection, ignoring the basis of the disease is parasitic infestations
As it turns out, these larger worms or parasites have some surprising properties. First, they can live outside the gut and throughout the rest of the body. Historically, worms and worm-like parasites were believed to be mostly confined to the gut. These new worms or parasites can take up residence with Borrelia, Babesia and Bartonella, take shelter within biofilm communities, and become important partners in the survival of the infections. Over the last several years, different researchers have given these new organisms different names.
It now appears that many Lyme sufferers are infected with these newly acknowledged parasites, just like many Lyme sufferers carry co-infections. Furthermore, because of the symbiotic relationship between parasites and Lyme-related infections, without addressing parasites, overall progress in healing may be halted. Therefore, the topic of treating parasitic infections is a hugely important topic. Ignoring it could cause your entire healing process to come to a halt.
Additionally, evidence indicates that anti-parasitic treatments may, in fact, be able to target more than just these parasites; they may also target Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia. So, use of these treatments can have all kinds of important new benefits. Thinking of them only as "anti-parasite treatments" restricts their definition to a very limited scope and misses the important reality that they may have a larger impact on entire colonies containing numerous types of bacteria. Bacterial colonies cloaked in biofilm are complex communities, and we don’t yet fully appreciate how various treatments are capable of weakening and compromising them.
But there’s more. At least one top practitioner has discovered that worm DNA can be found in bacterial biofilm, meaning that larger and more complex organisms (worms) may be involved, to some degree, in the proliferation and survival of much smaller bacteria, such as Borrelia. In fact, it may be impossible to adequately treat Lyme disease biofilms without addressing this worm component. So, as you can see, the use of anti-parasite (and anti-worm) treatments may go a lot further than merely killing a few worms that may be living in the gut. Anti-worm therapies may have the capability to destabilize entire Lyme disease colonies located in deep tissue throughout the body, helping to destroy Lyme disease. Let’s summarize:
Borrelia organisms and co-infections like Babesia and Bartonella may be susceptible to the advanced anti-parasite treatments listed later in this chapter, giving you a new weapon against these infections.
The protective biofilm surrounding Borrelia colonies may be degraded by anti-parasite treatments.
Profound Improvement Experienced with Parasite Treatment
These theories aren’t just academic. In fact, many Lyme sufferers are noticing huge improvements when using various anti-worm protocols. But it is important to be very clear here: Most of the well-known and often-used anti-parasite cleanses and herbal preparations are not capable of eradicating the parasites involved in Lyme disease. Keep reading to discover new solutions which offer much greater efficacy.
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