David Osmond's Battle With West Nile Disesae

David osmond is interviewed on television in Utah concerning his battle with West Nile disease.

[@julieannemichelle]

On American Idol he said he has MS and he was in a wheelchair and now it’s West Nile. What really happened???

[@olderretiredguy]

That's Alan. Not David.

[@Kimothy80]

She wasn't born Mormon but by the time they met (in 2005) she had converted.

[@Anna9563]

From Anna, Hi Jwb, Never seen this. Thanks. Knew David had this. Anna.

[@jonathondeeds3423]

Could you tell me what tests you did that revealed you had a past west nile infection im in the same predicament and the doctors refuse to help me any more my life is hell as 80% of the day I suffer debilitating vertigo lack of coordination and speach difficulties.

[@Itsme-jv4cd]

Those are symptoms you might see in WNV. The only test I know of for past WNV is IgG for WNV . It can be a tricky thing though because now they know the virus can persist and live in the brain and kidneys and might start replicating if some how your immune system is shut down like if the doctor gives you a particular drug like Rituxan . If you think you might have it get tested and might not want to donate blood or donate organs. Even if you are negative right now you could have had it and are now left with an autoimmune reaction from it that is causing your symptoms. Too bad more physicians are ignorant to this. They need to be educated as to WNV.

[@thereseember2800]

Perhaps consider Host Defense for the immune system. Paul Stamets, Mycologist, has a TED talk about it. He is the person who discovered the reason behind bee colony collapse, and the antidotes which healed it. Also, there have been research studies suggesting that immunity to chicken pox additionally grants immunity to MS. Perhaps ask physicians about it and the vaccine.

[@junemurray3558]

I thought it was ms he had...

[@maryphillips8996]

He does the west nile set it off.

[@Anna9563]

From Anna, Hi Jwb, Wonder if David and his parents wonder at first if he had MS like his Dad? Anna

[@greenfrog775]

So if she converted then I do not think they could get married in the big temple could they??

[@maryphillips8996]

As a convert, she has to wait a year before she can enter the Temple. They're past all that anyway now.

[@TalesAndTokens]

His wife is a mormon. What makes you think she isn't?

[@ellenthompson5796]

No miracle - MS.

[@annaouverson7123]

Take Vitamin C 1 gram per hour

[@AnneLiesveld]

So really simple question and NOT trying to be disrespectful or not for his choice to do this but probably didn't something in his mission cause him to get the WNV that basically caused MS in his life??

[@maryphillips8996]

I don't know if he went on a mission, but wnv is in the States.