A Probable Solution
by Ching-Chee Chan, Ph.D.
All rights reserved
EGRET PUBLISHING INC.
April 1999.
A few years ago, someone suggested, in a Toronto paper, that some
chronic debilitating diseases may be due to slow viral or bacterial
infection. He was attacked by some care-giving organizations for
raising the question. It seems that people do not want to consider the
possibility. This is unscientific. Perhaps this is why there are still no
cures for these diseases. Many people suffering from these incurable
diseases are crying out for new ideas and new treatments. Perhaps
these questions should be raised directly to people suffering from
these incurable diseases. Patients should have a say in their
treatments and the direction of medical research.
According to Statistics Canada, there are no data found for the
number of deaths due to Alzheimer's disease before 1979, but the
data (from 1979 to 1993) show a phenomenal increase of 3250%.
For the number of deaths due to Parkinson's disease, the data show
no definite increase from 1950 to 1978, but from 1978 to 1993, the
data show an increase of 231.2%. For the number of deaths due to
motor neurone disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou
Gehrig's disease), the data (from 1950 to 1965) are rather erratic
and show a slight increase. From 1970 to 1993, the increase is
232.5%. The increases are unlikely to be due to changes in genetics.
The variation patterns are similar and they may be related. There
are many other diseases with similar variation patterns such as
diseases of peripheral vascular system, muscle, bone and connective
tissue diseases and cancer. The vascular system probably plays a
very important role. In BMJ (1990: 301[6746]: 266-268), a curve of
prevalence of asthma, in Finnish young men by T. Haahtela and co-workers, shows very little variation from 1926 to 1938. No data are
available for the years between 1939 and 1960. It starts to rise in
1961 and then rises steeply. The increase (from 1961 to 1989) is
about 2000%. This indicates a very significant change occurred in
the year of 1960 and the change is immune-related.
The antigen of a certain bacterium may cause the immune system to
become defective. Stress (mental or physical) or chemotherapy or
intercurrent infection may cause a defective immune system to
overreact to overproduce TNF-alpha, resulting in inflamation of
blood vessels, which in turn causes damages in neurological systems,
the digestive tract, skin, muscle, bone and connective tissue. AIDS,
Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome,
Crohn's disease, diabetes, Gulf War syndrome, Lyme disease, motor
neurone disease (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), Parkinson's disease,
sclerodermas, lymphoma, cancer (skin, testicular and breast) may
be linked through the immune system. The bacterium may be
detected by means of PCR methods and rifampin or derivatives of
rifampin can knock it out.
The hypothesis with a mechanism is theoretically justified in two
booklets, entitled "AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO AIDS
AND RELATED PROBLEMS" and "AN ALTERNATIVE
APPROACH TO AIDS AND RELATED PROBLEMS: BOOK 2."
Previously shortened versions of these booklets were e-mailed free
to responsible adults on request. Now the shortened versions of
these booklets are available free to responsible adults who may
download and print one copy for personal use. Patients can read
these booklets in private and remain anonymous. Communications
regarding courses of action between patients and their doctors can
remain confidential. Hopefully the results of the treatments based
on the hypothesis will be published by attending physicians.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Ching-Chee Chan, Ph.D.