Research suggests there is a link between infections caused by this type of bacteria & AIDS, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn's colitis, Type I diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Wegener's disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Alzheimer's.

Mycoplasmas are a specific and unique species of bacteria - the smallest free-living organism known on the planet. The primary differences between mycoplasmas and other bacteria is that bacteria have a solid cell-wall structure and they can grow in the simplest culture media. Mycoplasmas however, do not have a cell wall, and like a tiny jellyfish with a pliable membrane, can take on many different shapes which make them difficult to identify, even under a high powered electron microscope.

"Mycoplasmas can also be very hard to culture in the laboratory and are often missed as pathogenic causes of diseases for this reason." Extract from Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogens By Leslie Taylor, ND

It is beyond my expertise to comment further on the content of these articles but I do consider that a Nutritional regime (5 ml daily) of Colloidal Silver may be effective against the initial infection, thus preventing the triggering of the major diseases listed above. I would also suggest that is easier to fight the initial infection than to wait for the acute disease to be contracted, which may be extremely difficult or impossible to treat.

If you have a genetic family history of one of the above disease, I would highly recommend a Nutritional daily dose of Colloidal Silver as a possible preventative.

http://www.rain-tree.com/myco.htm	Mycoplasmas - Stealth Pathogens By Leslie Taylor, ND
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol3no1/baseman.htm	Mycoplasmas: Sophisticated, Reemerging, and Burdened by Their Notoriety
http://www.rense.com/general62/molecularterrorism.htm	Molecular Terrorism By Mycoplasm. Genetically Engineered Stealth Microbes May Be The Source Of Your Health Problems By Gary Tunsky
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/mycoplasma.html	MYCOPLASMA - The Linking Pathogen in Neurosystemic Diseases. Several strains of mycoplasma have been "engineered" to become more dangerous. They are now being blamed for AIDS, cancer, CFS, MS, CJD and other neurosystemic diseases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma	Mycoplasma From Wikipedia,
http://cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/3/495	Simian Virus 40 and Its Role in Cancer
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