“This pattern of persistent infection, acute disease, disease remission, and intermittent bouts of exacerbation is typical of untreated human Lyme disease.”

Barthold SW; de Souza MS; Janotka JL; Smith AL; Persing DH. Chronic Lyme borreliosis in the laboratory mouse. Am J Path 1993;143(3):959-71.

“Some of the symptoms are present only for a rather short period of time. For instance, palpitations may be noted only for a few minutes, and patients may have only one to five attacks of palpitations.”

[i]Weber K; Neubert U; Büchner SA. Erythema migrans and early signs and symptoms. In Aspects of Lyme Borreliosis, ed. Klaus Weber, M.D., Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D., M.D. Berlin Heidelbergpringer-Verlagp 105-121. 1993.[/i]

“[Lyme disease] is similar to syphilis in that, if left untreated, the disease tends to progress in stages with extended periods where the patient may feel totally asymptomatic.” /

“The 20 to 30 year period between primary and tertiary syphilis is the classical statement regarding the chronic condition.

In this regard, we already know that certain manifestations of Lyme disease can take up to a decade to develop.”

Benach JL; Coleman JL. Overview of spirochetal infections. In Lyme Disease, ed. Coyle PK. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book Inc., pp.61-68. 1993.

“The syphilis spirochete can live in the CNS for long periods, as evidenced by the fact that patients with general paresis usually do not manifest neurologic symptoms until 15 years after infection.

A lengthy latency within the CNS also appears to exist in Lyme disease, with neurologic symptoms not becoming manifest for months or even years.”

Pachner AR. Neurologic manifestations of Lyme disease, the new “Great Imitator.” Rev Inf Dis 1989;Vol. 11(Suppl 6)1482-6.

From www.lymeinfo.net

[cave note: The waxing and waning aspect of Lyme disease accounts for our periods of remission then another relapse; for those taking abx and those treating with supplements.]

Spirochetes are VERY sneaky AND determined.