Post Viral & Bacterial Infection
What causes so many to suffer after getting sick with a viral or bacterial infection
"We know to look at places others don't"
Markus Klotz
Co-founder of Apheresis Center & a former patient
Post-viral or bacterial infections and even post-vaccination syndromes are deceiving conditions to diagnose. Medical research is taking its first tentative steps, and much remains to be learned. The lack of knowledge causes many doctors to be unaware of this strange and new condition. The symptoms can also be related to other conditions, as there is no visible sign of an active infection. You can find helpful information about the condition’s causes and associated symptoms on the following page.
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What Causes Post Infection Syndrome?
Bacterial & Viral Resedue
Viruses and bacteria usually don’t have a smooth surface. It consists of proteins in many shapes, such as spikes in COVID-19 or scales, as seen in Lyme.
Here starts the problem.
In approximately 7% of cases, after recovery from the infection, some of those same rough edges remain circulating in the bloodstream as residue.
Fibrinogen and Microclots
As the viral or bacterial residue travels through the bloodstream, it gets tangled in a vital protein called fibrinogen.
Fibrinogen is a thread-shaped protein. In case of an injury, the fibrinogen’s job is to bind the blood platelets together, keeping them still and steady.
Once a piece of residue gets caught in a fibrinogen net, it weakens the protein, causing it to break. Once the fibrinogen breaks, it begins to float in the bloodstream, forming micro clots. These tiny microscopic particles are the primary cause of the symptoms you are experiencing
Post Infection Synptoms
Shortness of Breath/ Long Haul
When microclots reach the lungs, fluids might start accumulating causing pulmonary edema and leading to shortness of breath with every exertion. For some patients, the condition is so severe they are bedbound for almost 23 hours a day.
Heart Palpitations
Heart palpitations occur when the heart pulses become strong or irregular. The condition is usually associated with low blood pressure, low potassium levels or stress, excitement, and anxiety.
Our clinical experience shows that patients with long-term COVID-19 tend to develop heart palpitations as well.
Brain Fog
Many patients report difficulties they never experienced before in actions requiring concentration like reading or watching TV. Children and students report struggling to do their homework. Science has yet to find the answer to how microclots cause that symptom.
Cronic Fatigue
Patients report a constant need for sleep. We are not sure how microclots cause chronic fatigue, but different studies also report fatigue symptoms.
Depression & Anxiety
Unfortunately, mental health is also damaged in Long-term COVID conditions. Losing life quality and not being treated correctly can cause patients depression and anxiety.
What should you do when experiencing
one or more of the symptoms?
We offer you to consult your doctor and ask him about post infection syndromes like Long COVID or Chronic Lyme, and the treatments available.
We also welcome you to get a free consultation with our clinic's team.
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Arthur was diagnosed in the UK with a cardiac condition. He reached our clinic in 2023 when we found out through a series of tests that he was going through a severe post-viral infection. Watch his road to recovery.
Katrina had a severe case of COVID-19, which, right after, led to post-COVID and depression, leaving her bedridden with no hope. Watch the Katrina’s remarkable healing journey.
Keelyn describes the agonizing symptoms she went through during a post-viral infection and the difference she experienced after the Cyprus Protocol treatment.
