Actinobacteria causes organic decomposition of whatever it comes into contact with my whole body is breaking down on me because of this and t. whipplei is an actinobacteria. It's the equivalent of having full body cancer pretty much. Once it gets into your body it spreads systemically everywhere. Unless you're fortunate enough to catch it early on which I was not because no doctors thought of it or suspected it. Apparently in New Zealand this bacteria and disease is commonplace. Look up infectious diseases in new Zealand it's the second one listed under infectious diseases there.