What doctors didn't know.
Most of our modern disease epidemics have arisen for the same reason as the Bubonic Plague epidemic of the 1300s that wiped out approximately one quarter of Europe's population. The Bubonic plague arose from an overpopulation of rats. The animal world is kept in balance by numerous natural mechanisms. An overpopulation of animals can cause nature to respond with a disease to cull excess animal numbers and restore the balance between animal populations and their food supply. These diseases are called "zoonotic" because they arise from the animal world and can transfer into the human population. In our modern high tech world we certainly don't have to worry about the human ignorance that caused the Bubonic plague of the 1300s, or do we?
In the early 1970s doctors in southwestern Connecticut struggled with hundreds of new cases of "Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis" in young children, but the cause of this crippling disease always remained a mystery. Then in 1975, a sudden increase in cases in the small town of Lyme, Connecticut caused doctors to launch an investigation into finding a cause for this epidemic. Doctors first noticed that most of the cases were occurring in children who played near wooded areas. It was soon determined that in all cases, the children had been bitten by a tick just prior to the development of the disease. Lyme disease is caused by a microbe known as a "spirochete" that also causes similar diseases like Syphilis, Yaws, and Leptospirosis which can lie dormant within the body for many years and damage the body's organs over time.
Lyme Disease was mistakenly labelled as "Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis" for many years because doctors failed to take notice of ecological changes happening in the natural environment of southwestern Connecticut. In spite of numerous technological advances in modern medicine, it's still a fact that our modern medical professionals do not realize that nearly all modern disease epidemics result from man's ignorance of the laws of nature. Modern medical professionals still do not understand the important role that disease mechanisms play in God's perfectly balanced ecosystem. We must all keep in mind that a change in the weather can cause changes in animal populations and can alter the balance of microbes as well. If you would like to know the identity of the original host animal for the zoonotic disease that was finally identified in the town of "Lyme," Connecticut, simply click on one of the secure book links on this webpage to order your copy of Edward Oliver's book "Prophets and Frauds," and learn how Lyme disease started, and how it could have easily been prevented.
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