Re: Welcome Rich--questions on final stage progression

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Dear Rich,

I'm so happy to have you here and your knowledge available to us. You

mention here that since the viruses may have been damaging the DNA, as

years rolled by, this may explain why it is difficult to recover after

many years of viral infections.

What would this type of patient face as the process continues with no

effective treatment possible? Would end results be vegetative brain for

those with serious encephalopathy? Would pancreatic or liver failure be

a probable outcome from inability to detoxify? Would a cancer such as

leukemia, lymphoma or Hodgkins be strong possibilities due to immune

compromise? Would really appreciate knowing your opinion on final stages

and dying from this illness. (other than by suicide) Thank you in

advance, Sheri

Vankonynenbur said:

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All of them require cell-mediated immunity for their effective control,

and it ismissing, because the lymphocytes do not have the raw materials

toreplicate themselves.The infections then start doing their damage.

The RNaseL mechanismis a desperate attempt of the cells to defeat the

viruses, but itknocks out the cells' normal RNA in the process, and

thusdownregulates the production of essential enzymes, putting

anotherpartial blockade into intermediary metabolism. The viruses may

bedamaging the DNA as well, and this

> may explain why it is difficult torecover after m!

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> any years of viral infections. I hope this isn't so,but it may be.This is

probably more than enough for now. Comments would be welcome.Rich

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