Dr. med. Carlo Brogna

Dr. Carlo Brogna is a doctor, dentist, and researcher with a special interest at the intersection of virology, bacteriology, and neuroscience. His research has gained international attention, particularly his groundbreaking studies on the production of neurotoxins by bacteria in the human gut and their connection to severe neurological symptoms. Contrary to classical doctrine, he intensively investigates microbial interactions in the biofilm, in which bacteriophages transmit complex toxins to their microbial hosts.

Through metagenomic sequencing, Dr. Brogna was able to prove that certain viruses and bacteriophages that colonize the intestinal microbiome trigger toxic reactions under stress conditions (e.g. conotoxin-like peptides in SARS-CoV-2). These peptides can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause the characteristic "brain fog" and chronic exhaustion in Long-COVID and CFS.