Infection

Uses

How it works

Dosage & preparation

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Approximately 88 human H5N1 cases have been documented worldwide since 1996. — H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cattle
• H5N1 carries roughly 50% mortality in documented human cases. — H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cattle
• Well-established research links infections to both the initial development of autoimmune disease and to subsequent flares. — The TIGR Protocol: A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Remission
• Fever is the body's primary weapon against infection because high body temperature directly kills viruses. — 8 Ways Your Body Tells You Have a Disease
• Suppressing a fever with aspirin or antipyretics prolongs the duration of infection by removing the mechanism that resolves it. — 8 Ways Your Body Tells You Have a Disease
• Autoimmune patients consistently exhibit poorer Epstein-Barr virus control, with higher titers and more frequent reactivation events than healthy controls. — The TIGR Protocol: A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Remission
• Early antigen antibodies or a positive EBV DNA PCR in an autoimmune patient warrants active antiviral intervention. — The TIGR Protocol: A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Remission
• A large acute dose of 50,000 IU of Vitamin D3 can rapidly boost immune function during infection. — 8 Ways Your Body Tells You Have a Disease
• Zinc inhibits viral replication. — 8 Ways Your Body Tells You Have a Disease
• A chronically infected tooth or failed root canal can sustain a low-grade systemic infection that manifests as inflammatory arthritis and joint pain, with the dental origin rarely suspected. — 10 Causes of Inflammation