Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): An Imprecisely Defined Infectious Disease Caused by Stealth Adapted Viruses, 2020, Martin, KELEA activated water

[Dolphin]

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Martin. J Infect Dis Epidemiol 2020, 6:106 Volume 6 | Issue 1 DOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510106 ISSN: 2474-3658 Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Open Access

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): An Imprecisely Defined Infectious Disease Caused by Stealth Adapted Viruses
W John Martin*
Institute of Progressive Medicine, South Pasadena, USA
*Corresponding author: W John Martin, Institute of Progressive Medicine, 1634 Spruce Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030, USA C

Introduction

Much of the research on the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is misguided for two major reasons. First, it is falsely assumed that CFS is a distinct, definable illness, which can be reliably differentiated from other neurological and psychiatric illnesses. Second, in spite of compelling evidence to the contrary, CFS is not generally regarded as an infectious illness. This review addresses these two issues and is followed by a brief discussion on stealth adapted viruses and the alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway.

 

[Hoopoe]

If the viruses are so stealthy, how does he know they are there?

If he knows a method to reveal these stealthy viruses, can he publish to allow others to test this idea?

Or is this all pseudoscientific marketing for an expensive private clinic that loots desperate patients?

 

[Mij]

We have another theory from John Martin stealth virus here.

The virologist I saw years ago told me that JM is the only 'doctor' who can actually see this virus.

 

[Mij]

Or is this all pseudoscientific marketing for an expensive private clinic that loots desperate patients?

Yes, he has a history of this. His lab was shut down years ago.

 

[Trish]

Is this serious? It seems like a bizarre mix of misinformation about ME definition, anecdotes some of which are nothing to do with ME, stealth viruses which I know nothing about, and finishes up with quack nonsense about activated water.

Cross posted with others. Glad we agree.

 

[Snowdrop]

Every time I read something like this I get violently sucked into an alternate universe I never agreed to inhabit.

More on KELEA water from same author (John Martin) 2015:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274194833_Therapeutic_Potential_of_KELEA_Activated_Water

You have to download the PDF to see the whole thing (I don't know how to do that)

And there are several other similar sites. I think JM has been at this for some decades now.

https://ezinearticles.com/?Effective-Homeopathy:-A-Misnomer-for-KELEA-Activated-Water&id=8632483

https://glacialblue.org/science/ (some sort of connection to MI Hope owned by JM)

Too many to list here.

 

[rvallee]

Is this serious? It seems like a bizarre mix of misinformation about ME definition, anecdotes some of which are nothing to do with ME, stealth viruses which I know nothing about, and finishes up with quack nonsense about activated water.

Cross posted with others. Glad we agree.

I saw it yesterday and decided it was not worth posting. It's a mess of various things, I'm not really sure what is the actual point because it veers in too many directions.

 

[Trish]

I saw it yesterday and decided it was not worth posting. It's a mess of various things, I'm not really sure what is the actual point because it veers in too many directions.

I think it's pretty clear the actual point is he's a quack selling quack nonsense, and dressing it up as science by doing a very poor quality literature search and making stuff up.
The thing that puzzles me is that it got published in what looks like a genuine journal.

 

[Woolie]

I think it's pretty clear the actual point is he's a quack selling quack nonsense, and dressing it up as science by doing a very poor quality literature search and making stuff up.
The thing that puzzles me is that it got published in what looks like a genuine journal.

Its published in "Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology" https://clinmedjournals.org/Journal-of-Infectious-Diseases-and-Epidemiology.php
This looks to me to have all the hallmarks of a predatory journal (that is, makes its money by publishing sub-quality articles with a superficial "peer review").

The publisher is also listed on this list of predatory publishers.

 

[Snow Leopard]

Seems more than a little implausible...