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- | * **sarcoidosis** – A six-year study of the Th1 disease sarcoidosis, | + | * **sarcoidosis** – A six-year study of the Th1 disease sarcoidosis, |
- | * **hypertension** – Researchers at Queens Medical School in England found that men whose spouses had hypertension had a two-fold increased risk of hypertension. Similarly, women whose spouses had hypertension also doubled their risk of developing the disease. The risk for both male and female subjects persisted after adjustment for other variables such as diet. (({{pubmed> | + | * **hypertension** – Researchers at Queens Medical School in England found that men whose spouses had hypertension had a two-fold increased risk of hypertension. Similarly, women whose spouses had hypertension also doubled their risk of developing the disease. The risk for both male and female subjects persisted after adjustment for other variables such as diet. (({{pmid> |
- | * **exfoliative glaucoma** – In the middle Norway eye-screening study, the prevalence of XFG in both members of married couples is significantly higher than expected, " | + | * **exfoliative glaucoma** – In the middle Norway eye-screening study, the prevalence of XFG in both members of married couples is significantly higher than expected, " |
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Family members are much more likely to have a disease when a family member has the disease. This is especially true of diseases between mother and child: chronic diseases are often said to "pass down the maternal line." | Family members are much more likely to have a disease when a family member has the disease. This is especially true of diseases between mother and child: chronic diseases are often said to "pass down the maternal line." | ||
- | * **autoimmune disease** – A 2007 Danish study looked at the lifetime prevalence of 31 " | + | * **autoimmune disease** – A 2007 Danish study looked at the lifetime prevalence of 31 " |
* **chronic fatigue syndrome** – Dr. Garth Nicholson, a researcher at The Institute of Molecular Medicine in California has also conducted several studies on the communicability of diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome, autism and Gulf War Syndrome (a disease with symptoms very similar to those of CFS). He noted that among soldiers who developed Gulf War Syndrome during the war in Iraq, 70% or more of family members showed symptoms of the same disease within 10 years after the soldier had returned from the war. At the 2006 Autoimmunity Research Foundation Conference in Chicago, British clinician and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome researcher Dr. Andy Wright stated that he very rarely sees a family in which the spouses do not both have the Th1 pathogens in their blood. | * **chronic fatigue syndrome** – Dr. Garth Nicholson, a researcher at The Institute of Molecular Medicine in California has also conducted several studies on the communicability of diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome, autism and Gulf War Syndrome (a disease with symptoms very similar to those of CFS). He noted that among soldiers who developed Gulf War Syndrome during the war in Iraq, 70% or more of family members showed symptoms of the same disease within 10 years after the soldier had returned from the war. At the 2006 Autoimmunity Research Foundation Conference in Chicago, British clinician and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome researcher Dr. Andy Wright stated that he very rarely sees a family in which the spouses do not both have the Th1 pathogens in their blood. | ||
- | * **autism** – Scientists at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands also found that relatives of individuals with autism often begin to show mild autistic traits, a phenomenon known as the broader autism phenotype (BAP). In one study conducted by the group, fathers with an autistic child demonstrated a different reaction time pattern and responded slower on the social cues than control fathers.(({{pubmed> | + | * **autism** – Scientists at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands also found that relatives of individuals with autism often begin to show mild autistic traits, a phenomenon known as the broader autism phenotype (BAP). In one study conducted by the group, fathers with an autistic child demonstrated a different reaction time pattern and responded slower on the social cues than control fathers.(({{pmid> |
- | * **Alzheimer' | + | * **Alzheimer' |
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==== Family members are more likely to develop different diseases too ==== | ==== Family members are more likely to develop different diseases too ==== | ||
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It should be noted that none of the above studies take into consideration the fact that spouses and siblings very often develop different forms of chronic disease. If researchers were to look for the incidence of Th1 disease among family members and take into account all possible inflammatory diagnoses, all of the above numbers would be notably higher. | It should be noted that none of the above studies take into consideration the fact that spouses and siblings very often develop different forms of chronic disease. If researchers were to look for the incidence of Th1 disease among family members and take into account all possible inflammatory diagnoses, all of the above numbers would be notably higher. | ||
- | * **mental disorders** – A 2008 study of parents of children with autism found they were more likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder than parents of control subjects. Schizophrenia was more common among case mothers and fathers compared with respective control parents.(({{pubmed> | + | * **mental disorders** – A 2008 study of parents of children with autism found they were more likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder than parents of control subjects. Schizophrenia was more common among case mothers and fathers compared with respective control parents.(({{pmid> |
- | * **autism and eye disorders** – Researchers working at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found a [[http:// | + | * **autism and eye disorders** – Researchers working at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found a [[https:// |
+ | * **autoimmune disease** – In a study of families who have a member with primary Sjögren' | ||
As evidenced by progress reports on the Marshall Protocol site, there are a substantial number of spouses who both suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases. There are also entire families on the MP - with each member using the treatment to eliminate his or her own [[home: | As evidenced by progress reports on the Marshall Protocol site, there are a substantial number of spouses who both suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases. There are also entire families on the MP - with each member using the treatment to eliminate his or her own [[home: | ||
When one considers how often chronic diseases co-occur within a family unit – heart disease, arthritis, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer’s disease – it becomes increasingly plausible that nearly all inflammatory diseases are communicable and that this communicability results in familial aggregation. | When one considers how often chronic diseases co-occur within a family unit – heart disease, arthritis, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer’s disease – it becomes increasingly plausible that nearly all inflammatory diseases are communicable and that this communicability results in familial aggregation. | ||
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===== Non-relations in close proximity develop the same diseases ===== | ===== Non-relations in close proximity develop the same diseases ===== | ||
As would be expected for the Th1 diseases, which are [[home: | As would be expected for the Th1 diseases, which are [[home: | ||
- | * **Alzheimer' | + | * **Alzheimer' |
- | * **multiple sclerosis** – Multiple sclerosis occurred in epidemic form in various North Atlantic islands: probably in Iceland and the Shetland-Orkneys; | + | * **multiple sclerosis** – Multiple sclerosis occurred in epidemic form in various North Atlantic islands: probably in Iceland and the Shetland-Orkneys; |
- | * **obesity** – Research suggests that obesity is also an inflammatory disease caused by certain species of the Th1 pathogens. | + | * **obesity** – Research suggests that obesity is also an inflammatory disease caused by certain species of the Th1 pathogens. |
- | * **Parkinson' | + | * **Parkinson' |
- | * **sarcoidosis** – A case-controlled study of residents of the Isle of Man found that 40 percent of people with sarcoidosis had been in contact with a person known to have the disease, compared with 1 to 2 percent of the control subjects. (({{pubmed> | + | * **sarcoidosis** – A case-controlled study of residents of the Isle of Man found that 40 percent of people with sarcoidosis had been in contact with a person known to have the disease, compared with 1 to 2 percent of the control subjects. (({{pmid> |
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