THE ROLE OF CHRONIC INFECTIONS IN CHRONIC ILLNESS

How do chronic infections figure into chronic illness?<br />Do they affect autoimmunity?<br />Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia? Cancer? Other chronic illnesses?<br />What are examples of these infections? How can a person have a chronic infection without classic infection symptoms?<br />What are "stealth" infections? How do these infections affect the hormones and immune function?<br />What factors allow chronic infections to persist?<br />What does treatment entail?