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Tables of Contents for A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Figure
xiii
Tables
xv
Summary
xvii
Acknowledgments
xxi
Introduction
1
10
Background
1
1
Purpose
2
1
Organization of This Document
2
1
Overview of What We Know About Diseases
2
2
Common Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans
4
2
Infectious Diseases in Gulf War Troops
6
2
Gastrointestinal Diseases
6
1
Respiratory Diseases
6
1
Other Diseases
7
1
Infectious Diseases in the Persian Gulf But Not Identified in Gulf War Troops
8
1
Other Infectious Diseases Considered
8
3
Infectious Diseases as a Possible Cause of Gulf War Illnesses
11
4
Reasons to Consider an Infectious Etiology
11
1
Epidemiologic Relationship
11
1
History of Infectious Diseases
11
1
Some Infectious Diseases Were Identified
12
1
Reasons to Dismiss an Infectious Etiology
12
3
Koch's Postulates
12
1
A Missing Specific Finding
13
1
Some Evidence Does Not Fit
13
2
Bacterial Diseases (Mycoplasma)
15
16
Background on Mycoplasmas
15
2
Mycoplasma and Disease in Those with Dysfunctional Immune Systems
16
1
Mycoplasma and Disease in Those with Normal Immune Function
16
1
Mycoplasma in Gulf War Veterans
17
1
Evaluating Elements of the Mycoplasma Hypothesis
17
14
Origin
18
3
Testing of Veterans for Mycoplasma
21
2
Theoretical Compatibility of Mycoplasma Infection with Symptoms in Gulf War Veterans
23
2
Evidence of Mycoplasma in Ill Gulf War Veterans
25
1
Treatment of Veterans with Antibiotics
26
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
27
1
Summary
28
3
Bacterial Diseases (Other Than Mycoplasma)
31
16
Typhoid Fever
31
2
Introduction
31
1
What Infected Patients Experience
31
1
Diagnosis
32
1
Prevention
32
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
32
1
Summary
32
1
Mycobacteria Tuberculosis
33
2
Introduction
33
1
Epidemiologic Information
33
1
What Infected Patients Experience
33
1
Diagnosis
34
1
Treatment and Prevention
34
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
34
1
Summary
34
1
Enteric Agents: Enterotoxigenic E. Coli, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Other Salmonella
35
3
Introduction
35
1
Epidemiologic Information
35
1
What Infected Patients Experience
35
2
Diagnosis
37
1
Treatment and Prevention
37
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
37
1
Summary
38
1
Meningococcus
38
3
Introduction
38
1
Epidemiologic Information
38
1
What Infected Patients Experience
38
1
Diagnosis
39
1
Treatment and Prevention
40
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
40
1
Summary
40
1
Brucella
41
3
Introduction
41
1
Epidemiologic Information
41
1
What Infected Patients Experience
42
1
Diagnosis
42
1
Prevention
43
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
43
1
Summary
43
1
Cholera
44
3
Introduction
44
1
Epidemiologic Information
44
1
What Infected Patients Experience
44
1
Diagnosis
44
1
Treatment and Prevention
45
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
45
1
Summary
45
2
Viral Diseases
47
22
Viral Hepatitis
47
4
Introduction
47
1
Epidemiologic Information
47
1
What Infected Patients Experience
48
1
Diagnosis
49
1
Treatment and Prevention
49
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
50
1
Summary
50
1
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
51
2
Introduction
51
1
Epidemiologic Information
51
1
What Infected Patients Experience
51
1
Diagnosis
52
1
Treatment and Prevention
52
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
52
1
Summary
52
1
West Nile Fever
53
2
Introduction
53
1
Epidemiologic Information
53
1
What Infected Patients Experience
54
1
Diagnosis
54
1
Treatment and Prevention
54
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
54
1
Summary
54
1
Sindbis
55
2
Introduction
55
1
Epidemiologic Information
55
1
What Infected Patients Experience
55
1
Diagnosis
56
1
Treatment and Prevention
56
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
56
1
Summary
56
1
Rift Valley Fever
57
2
Introduction
57
1
Epidemiologic Information
57
1
What Infected Patients Experience
57
1
Diagnosis
58
1
Treatment and Prevention
58
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
58
1
Summary
58
1
Rabies
59
2
Introduction
59
1
Epidemiologic Information
59
1
What Infected Patients Experience
60
1
Diagnosis
60
1
Treatment and Prevention
60
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
60
1
Summary
61
1
Dengue
61
2
Introduction
61
1
Epidemiologic Information
62
1
What Infected Patients Experience
62
1
Diagnosis
62
1
Treatment and Prevention
63
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
63
1
Summary
63
1
Sandfly Fever
63
3
Introduction
63
1
Epidemiologic Information
64
1
What Infected Patients Experience
64
1
Diagnosis
65
1
Treatment and Prevention
65
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
65
1
Summary
65
1
Leishmaniavirus
66
3
Introduction
66
1
Epidemiologic Information
66
1
What Infected Patients Experience
66
1
Diagnosis
66
1
Treatment and Prevention
67
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
67
1
Summary
67
2
Parasitic Diseases
69
20
Leishmaniasis
69
7
Introduction
69
1
Epidemiologic Information
70
1
What Infected Patients Experience
71
1
Diagnosis
72
1
Treatment and Prevention
73
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
73
3
Summary
76
1
Malaria
76
4
Introduction
76
1
Epidemiologic Information
77
1
What Infected Patients Experience
77
1
Diagnosis
78
1
Treatment and Prevention
78
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
79
1
Summary
79
1
Giardia
80
2
Introduction
80
1
Epidemiologic Information
80
1
What Infected Patients Experience
80
1
Diagnosis
81
1
Treatment and Prevention
81
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
82
1
Summary
82
1
Amoeba
82
3
Introduction
82
1
Epidemiologic Information
83
1
What Infected Patients Experience
83
1
Diagnosis
84
1
Treatment and Prevention
84
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
85
1
Summary
85
1
Schistosomiasis
85
4
Introduction
85
1
Epidemiologic Information
86
1
What Infected Patients Experience
86
1
Diagnosis
87
1
Treatment and Prevention
87
1
Correlation with Gulf War Illnesses
88
1
Summary
88
1
Biological Warfare Agents
89
4
Anthrax
89
1
Introduction
89
1
What Infected Patients Experience
90
1
Prevention
90
1
Botulinum Toxin
90
2
Introduction
90
1
Epidemiologic Information
91
1
What Infected Patients Experience
91
1
Summary
92
1
Unidentified Infections
93
4
General Processes for Identification
93
1
Representational Difference Analysis (RDA)
94
1
Serial Analysis of Genomic Expression (SAGE)
94
1
CDNA Expression Analysis
94
3
Conclusions and Recommendations
97
2
Appendix: Additional Consideration On Mycoplasma
99
4
Bibliography
103