Morgellons Disease: Is It Real?

image Sufferers of Morgellons disease complain of invisible parasites biting their skin. And they get skin lesions from which sprout strange fibers. And mysterious black spore-like specks appear on their skin. Cases of this strange disease seem to be spreading, especially in the Bay area. One theory is that it has something to do with Lyme disease. Or it may be a case of mass delusion. The medical community seems to think it's mass delusion. Most people who show up complaining of these symptoms get diagnosed with 'delusional parasitosis', which is a psychological problem in which people imagine that they're infested by parasites. Not having any medical qualifications at all, I won't weigh in on whether this is a real disease or mass delusion, but some of the behavior of the patients does sound suspiciously bizarre. Take the case of Theresa Blodgett:

She gathers up the black specks, the mysterious fibers and the small, fuzzy 'cocoons' she finds on her skin and around her home. She tapes the macabre samples to typing paper, but she said no doctor will analyze the collection. Physicians who glance at the specimens dismiss the lot as stray hairs, clothing fibers, scabs and other common household debris, she said.

So either she really is suffering from something and is desperately but unsuccessfully trying to get doctors to pay attention to her, or she's obsessively collecting house dust and stray flecks of dirt and convincing herself that these things are parasites attacking her. (Thanks to 'K' for the links)

Health/Medicine Psychology

Posted on Thu Feb 10, 2005



Comments

RAOUL, you should write a book...
Posted by jaleenasmom  on  Fri May 06, 2005  at  04:29 AM
I have beaten this as I beaten EBV/CFS and Cancer.

I is all diet, I want share it with you. Once I committed myself to this, I shed off the mites, parasites and mange from my skin and surroundings,,,,I have helped a few people out there,,,you have to stay on the diet, which will not hurt you,,,,no pomegranite juice needed here.
Posted by Tampa Paul  on  Wed May 11, 2005  at  09:36 PM
I have had Morgellons for 15+ years. I was on treatment a few years back for 3 Tick-born Diseases. I now test Negative for them, however still sick. Morgellons survived the 1 and 1/2 years of combinations of 5 Anti-biotic Treatment.
For the past month I have been treated for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection. First 3 weeks I had extreme Headaches, Medium to High Fevers, etc., on a daily basis, which shows that there is a Bacterial Infection. I have 2 more months to go, about a week ago my Fever broke, and my headaches for the most part disipated.

I am slowly getting better. There are some vivid photos at
http://www.morgellonsusa.com
It is my Websight, however there is a great error that I need to fix,....
Where I called certain Cysts, (Lyme Borrelia Cysts) as they tested Negative for this.

I believe they are a form of how the Fibers grow in segmented links, compacted and hard until they burst open, the Cysts were from the Digestive Tract, and all other samples came from my skin,
Also, I found a glass bead in the bathroom once, that had the same Fibers growing on it, Wherever there has been Moisture,......
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is known to grow on plastics, glass, etc.
Posted by Greg Vigil  on  Mon Jun 06, 2005  at  10:21 AM
hey i had this Morgellon's diseae. So iknow it's real. Actually, i think there's a condition around that mimicks morgellons but isn't quite exactly the real thing. It also mimicks many ot her skin diseases/conditions. I lived with thi terrible condition for 1.5 yrs and got rid of it using a chemical skin powder that knocked it out. To anyone with the condition that may want help, you can look up the latest research or email me and I 'll send you the list of research, products that cure it, and other stories from other people. I documented the whole ordeal and saved info and when it was completed I passed it onto others who suffered from it as well.
Take care,
Jay- .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Posted by Jay  on  Fri Jun 17, 2005  at  09:55 PM
Hi all,
I think that when unwell people take the time and trouble to discuss this awful disease we should applaud, not censure, their undoubted bravery.
From my research, it would seem that there may sometimes be a link between Morgellon's and a concomitant bacterial infection, as well as a link with certain parasites invading the body.
I most certainly do not think that people who are exhibiting the clinical features suggestive of Morgellon's are suffering from Delusional Parasitosis.
That is not to say that such a psychosis does not exist. Of course it does, but common decency should tell us that we should not be using this term pejoratively, because those who suffer from this are very ill.
What is society coming to, when the sick cannot expect either to receive an accurate diagnosis and treatment, or even much in the way of kindness and support from their fellow human beings?
Posted by Mo  on  Fri Jul 08, 2005  at  05:49 AM
Mo,
I don't know who you are and that does not matter.I just want to thank you for your compassionate message here and you have stated the exact message I have wanted to convey but could not find the right words.
I am one of the sufferers of Morgellons and have gone through hell, but possibly not as much as others here have gone through.
I found an understanding infectious disease specialist, as well as friends who have helped me find alternative, agressive, natural treatment that is finally getting me well. It has been a wild ride and I want everyone who has suffered with disease to have dignity restored, proper diagnosis made available and treatments made available to get rid of this stuff readily available. We have "cracked the surface" in getting there, but we need more people with a voice like yours to help speed things along. Thank you, from the bottom of heart.
PS - To those out there who have been critical and judgemental - I am NOT delusional and I have returned to work in a very well respected position!
Posted by Victoria Moore  on  Fri Jul 08, 2005  at  07:42 AM
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Posted by Jay  on  Fri Jul 08, 2005  at  09:40 PM
My website has pictures, including a video, of my "delusions." These are currently being studied, btw, by entomologists at the Unviersity of Georgia, who have suggested that my delusions may be (caused by) a flagellate protozoa.

http://www.dpref.com
Posted by Ever Hopeful  on  Tue Jul 12, 2005  at  05:49 AM
Hey "EverHopeful"!
I'm looking at your website now and you're funny as hell! HA!!! I love the delusions. They look EXACTLY like the delusions that I had!!!!!!!!
You know what? I think we've been mass hypnotized!
Drop me a line sometime at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Posted by Jay  on  Tue Jul 12, 2005  at  09:36 PM
I had Morgellons until My children and I went and were treated by Dr. George Schwartz. He saved our lives. The medical community just passed us off to to others to be looked at. And a warning to all this bacteria Stenotrophomonasmaltophilia comes from bottled water and in my familys case it all makes sense. I was trying to be a good mother and my children and I were going to quit drinking soda and so I started buying bottled water and thats when the nightmare began. It all sounds crazy and in fact it makes a person crazy. Thank god for Dr. Schwartz who is the one and only in his perfession that takes the time to listen to his patients and actually does a culture to figure out the problem.
Posted by Kim  on  Sat Jul 23, 2005  at  12:34 AM
Here are some more pictures and links showing this delusion. http://www.nondelusional.com funny how only this delusion is able to be photographed. doctors aswell as anyone who doubts this to the point of ridecule deserve to contract this illness. However if all state and federal health agencies continue to sleep on the job its only a matter of time before you or someone close to you does come down with this. We'll see what the have to write or say then. Rod, you however, should already have it if karma is real in any way. come on over and give me a big hug you bum and spend one day with this nightmare. Do your research and then retract this harmfull piece from the net.
Posted by southcity  on  Sun Jul 24, 2005  at  06:52 AM
You know.....why is there always someone
that has to try and make a buck off other
peoples missery....you may indeed of had it
or a something like it....if i had the answer
to this plague!....I would gladly give it to everyone!....and my payoff would be in knowing
that i helped another person.
Posted by Mike  on  Sun Aug 14, 2005  at  06:03 PM
Hi Mike, Yes I agree with you and these people trying to make a buck off of our misery is horrible. fact is, if someone did have a cure or solution they would become wealthy solely out of thank you contributions from myself and Im sure many many others after being cured. All I have to say to Paul is you are full of horsepucky and unless you can prove otherwise I encourage all to not send this man a penny.

southcity
Posted by southcity  on  Sun Aug 14, 2005  at  06:36 PM
It's not a mystery disease anymore:

"collembola (springtails) found in scrapings of patients diagnosed with delusory parasitosis"
http://www.headlice.org/report/research/index.html

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb241522.htm

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prweb274087.htm

radio interview-07/15 WBAI Public Radio NYC
"when it isn't lice or scabies"
http://www.headlice.org/news/index.htm
Posted by M  on  Mon Aug 22, 2005  at  01:53 PM
RIGHT DIAGNOSIS--skin tested in accordance to study by unbiased 3rd party.
If it were nematodes then nobody would be getting the delusional diagnosis
CDC-useless
Health agencies are aware, think it's a "fluke" and that it will go away on its own, and that's why they won't acknowledge.
I never buy Safe2use stuff.
Am being treated for collemboliasis.
Believe it or not--it's the truth--you'll see one day

who the heck are marc and steven-like i care
Posted by cerulean  on  Mon Aug 22, 2005  at  05:24 PM
Need to know how to contact Dr. Schwartz, who at univ of Ga to talk to, what ointment to use, etc
Posted by David  on  Fri Aug 26, 2005  at  10:32 AM
The pics in the slideshow were awesome. I have extracted or witnessed these exact same specimen from my home and body. My family contracted this horrible disease about 6 months ago and we have lost almost everything but each other. I have 4 children and 1 grandchild. We do not have equal symptoms. I am the worst. Then my spouse and next our 5 year old. Then the 13 year old twins. My oldest and my granddaughter escaped just in time. They do not seem to have it but we, unfortunately, keep a little distance. I have had 3 nervous breakdowns and cry weekly. I wish this were as simple as a delusion, then I could stop it. Unfortunately it is far more complicated than that. If you do not have this problem it is very difficult to accept. It is hard to believe even if you do have it. The craziness associated with this chemically durived SOB is large. Larger than the normal mind can create without experiencing. I have ran from my own bathroom screaming and crying because it's abilities have scared the crap out of me. What it does and can do seems illogical to the average. I pray that this is not something that continues for much longer, this is something I would not wish on my worst enemies. My heart breaks for the children who contract this disease, I can only imagine how their little minds can handle it. Not well from what my 5 year old is going through. She has just ended her 3rd week of Kindergarten and has been suspended. Neurologically it has changed everything about who she is. Me too, but I can handle it better. I look in her eyes and fear she thinks she is going crazy. Please support research for this disease and let's save these children.

pHs nothing is invisible about this disease. As you can see he's quite photogenic.
Posted by dawna  on  Sat Aug 27, 2005  at  12:33 AM
ok, yes nematodes, collembola eat them, i get it, but the thing is when the NPA study was conducted they checked for nematodes and fungus (among other things), and did find some, BUT nematodes were not consistently found in every patient....the only thing that they did find consistently (in 18/20 patients) was the collembola.
and they are still finding collembola in people's skin scrapings.
Posted by cerulean  on  Sun Aug 28, 2005  at  04:14 PM
I really could care less what one wants to call it. A name tag is just so that we are all aware the same thing is being discussed. Nothing is a rip off if you don't buy it. My $$ does not go to any of the advertisements. In supporting the research I do not mean to financially support. What we need is communication to people who matter. Letters need to be written or any funds available for research will not matter. The results will not be heard. I hope everyone is writing and faxing all they can or we will all be here arguing for a long time.
I thought Springtails was a form of nematode. Nematode, springtail, hookworm these are all secondary. Focus on the bottomline. The fiber, the black specs and how our immunity failed us AND how to get it back, permanently.
My daughters friends at the local college say they just took this on as a study. I was relieved to here word is getting around. They, as I do, think it has alot to do with allergies and mites. That could explain the doorway. Let's wish them luck.
Posted by dawna  on  Sun Aug 28, 2005  at  07:34 PM
The symptoms of the so-called "morgellons" match the symptoms of the patients who were tested in the NPA study. (and match the signs of "delusory parasitosis") Most people who are registered with "morgellons" are also registered with the NPA.
The NPA stands for the National Pediculosis Association, a non-profit health and education agency founded in the early 80's to spread awareness about harmful scabies and lice pesticide treatments.
NPA mission statement:
http://www.headlice.org/special/mission.htm

They got involved with this new situation because they started receiving calls from people with these strange symptoms and didn't think it was possible that all these people were delusional. And they been trying to help ever since.

You may have asian nematodes. If you've been diagnosed and treated and cured of it, then congratulations. There are many people who have also been tested for various parasites, including nematodes and have tested negative. Eventually these people are diagnosed with delusory parasitosis.

All the patients in the NPA study suffered from biting, crawling, rashes, etc.
Please just read it. It's a legitimate study conducted under the auspices of the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
http://www.headlice.org/report/research/index.html
download the full PDF file.
There are also other reports of collembola infesting man from throughout the past century.

If you don't want to believe the study then fine, i care not. BUT there are people out there who don't know what the heck's going on and are suffering, lives are being destroyed, people have killed themselves because of this condition, there are children suffering and all i would like to do is let them know about the study. Let them know that they are not crazy. knowledge is power u know. It's easier when you know what your dealing with. and hey why not, at the very least, rule it out?
So please stop making uninformed statements about the NPA, and the collembola research.
Go to the site, watch the videos, look at the pictures, read the press releases, listen to the radio broadcast.
Posted by cerulean  on  Sun Aug 28, 2005  at  11:29 PM
ya, ok, don't listen then.
just stop calling it "morgellons"
i hate that name.....nobody told "morgellons" foundation (the MF-ers, haha) that you're not supposed to name a disease before you know what it actually is.

PS its not nematodes
Posted by cerulean  on  Mon Aug 29, 2005  at  06:57 AM
Are you kidding me? You think it matters who discovered what first. You have obviously been neurologically effected by this disease and may have become delusional on a different level. There is no trophy here. If there is a cure I do not care who beat who to the answer! Last I read the problem in Asia had not been solved. A little egotistical, aren't you? If you have been all over the world shouldn't your grammer be a little more polished than what it is? If you are all that you bloat yourself up to be, don't you have better things to do that to redicule peoples opinions and discussions on unresolved matters that still apply to them.
Posted by dawna  on  Mon Aug 29, 2005  at  09:01 AM
Uhhhhhhhhhhh....have I missed something????
I know it's been sometime since I've posted, but I try to keep up the reading anyway.

Dawna, you are infected?

Paul, you are infected or not?

cerulean (sorry if I spelled that wrong!) are you also infected?

WHERE'S ROD? DID HE DIE????
Posted by jaleenasmom  on  Mon Aug 29, 2005  at  07:06 PM
O.k , I am not stupid, I just do not have time to read everything. If the core of the problem is nematode, what is the black and the clear fibers. And how do you find the correct Dr. to help??? What are the rules with this thing? (The Do's and Don'ts) as far as your home, infecting other people, laundering the clothing. How long does it take to get rid of if? How does it function?
Posted by dawna  on  Mon Aug 29, 2005  at  07:23 PM
OH, ROD!

I missed you! Glad to see you're still here!!!

Dwana, my mom and I went to an Infectious Diseases Doctor.
Her GP and my Internal Med Doc sent us to the same one! She is very well versed in Lyme Disease and is from the Phillipines.

She diagnosed me and my mom with Lyme and mom with Morgellons.

I am not infected...yet. I am hoping that the regimine of antibiotics and a paticular line of product will do the trick for me.

As for my mother, she has been taking Bactrim and Biaxin for over 3 months. Her lesions are gone but she is still finding a few "critters" every now and then.
I forget where I learned about the Bactrim and Biaxin. It was Dr. Harvey from TX I believe, in an article I read somewhere on the net.
I understand that right now, the ideal treatment, if there is such a thing, is Rocephin IV drip 3 days a week for a period of months.
This alone can wreak havoc on your system.

Her "delusion" is being helped by these two anti's. You just have to find a doctor who is "willing" to listen to you, AND get on some kind of GOOD product. Something that will help heal you naturally with vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc. I know nothing of the aforementioned products.

I have tried two different companies products and they are both excellent.

I keep in contact with a lady who posted on here earlier, victoria. She has been taking a particular companies products for about 4 months. She returned to her Lyme Specialist, who also diagnosed her with Morgellons, (yes, that's what name he used), and he was as amazed as was she.

She has been declared and does fully assert that she is Lyme and Morgellons free!

I don't dare tell you that company though! Not here! Someone will swear I am tryig to make a buck even though I don't sell it!

If you would like to know what it is, maybe Alex could email me and I could give him the name of the company and he can send it to you. Likewise for anyone else that reads this. Or, maybe he could check it out and post the link himself.

I don't want to get "booed" off the board for saying "use this, it's a miracle cure"! :roll:
Posted by jaleenasmom  on  Mon Aug 29, 2005  at  10:15 PM
Hi jaleenasmom,
That is one reason I haven't posted my info here - and have been very low key at other sites. I just don't want people to think I am trying to "make a buck" either. All I know is that the stuff you mention helped me get well and I have shared that good news with a few other people in the hope it will do the same thing. I KNOW I needed the antibiotics - but the other helped and is continuing to help my immune system heal - it is allowing my body to heal itself from whatever condition made it "RIPE" for the Lyme and other co-infections. (Including what is being called Morgellons!) It is something I will probably take for the rest of my life. I am just thankful someone took the time to tell me about it and I am thankful you are taking it too!
Posted by Victoria Moore  on  Tue Aug 30, 2005  at  05:22 AM
Good to see you back posting, Victoria!

Funny how delusions can be so painful, huh?

I think at some point, we won't need the anitbiotics anymore!
Posted by jaleenasmom  on  Tue Aug 30, 2005  at  05:55 AM
O.kay, spill the darn beans. What is this "stuff" you speak of?
Posted by dawna  on  Tue Aug 30, 2005  at  12:56 PM
Morgellons is real! I have Morgellons.. So imaginary that, at times, a severe cardiac arrest would be a welcome relief.So clearly delusionary, that thousands of unconnected and intelligent people, are able to `imagine` IDENTICAL symptoms and show IDENTICAL signs. My god we`re gifted.. We can cause sores and make ourselves ill with only our powerful imaginations! So all you non-affected doubting wise asses stop for a minute and make yourselves bleed as if something has broken out of your skin..You may use only your IMAGINATION though. Just like we do.. Well? I`m waiting! Cant do it eh? NOR CAN WE!! Not only is it real, it`s physically and socially destructive. No one will tell you that you`ve got it. I know by what i`ve found out myself. I wasted a few trips to doctors who told me i was imagining it.. I was told that because i was clearly destressed about nothing, that i should take anti-depressants! Not to cure my illness, but so that i didn`t mind being ill! Two ignorant doctors was enough.. I not only have Morgellons to live with, but i`m also afflicted with being a drug user for the last ten yrs.. Who`s going to listen to a stupid druggie who feels creepy crawlies?? What chance have i got of being believed? My dependency doesn`t make me stupid or mad. Now drugs are a blessing. They relive the hideous symptoms of Morgellons disease and if i`m lucky, they`ll stop me reaching old age with a disease straight from hell. On my headstone i want the words, `ITS ALL IN THE MIND` ! From a nameless junkie who could be your kid or your parent...
Posted by not mad  on  Thu Sep 01, 2005  at  07:06 PM
I am doctor Andreotti of the Shrinners Institute, and yes the colprit here is a foriegn worm nematode that inavdes the skin and oragns of it's prey. It is very scary to see it in the USA, but travel and trade has bought the problem to this country. Some secondary insects maybe present as well. Collembia, rat mites, bird mites, and bed bugs are carrier vectors, transmitting this disease.

good,
Posted by [email protected]  on  Tue Sep 20, 2005  at  09:34 AM
Can someone please tell me what to do? I am not crazy, always pretty healthy. But, this summer I did get bit by a tick and got tick fever. I felt awful and now that I am feeling better well, My entire body feels just as this hoax that most of you are talking about. Yes, it does sound bizarre but, take it from experience, it is uncomfortable and to try to explain it to a doctor where I live is like trying to shove medicine into a three year olds mouth. I feel these bites but, do not see anything. It is not in just one spot its everywhere. People should not judge others, true some maybe just a psychological problem but, I don't believe this many people are gonna have these same symptoms and they are everday down town humans.

I have never had any problems except for hearing, and I don't think deafness is a psychological problem well, some may believe that one just doesn't want to hear. Ha Ha...

Anyway, I dont live in these areas mentioned, not even close to them. But, I do experience the symptoms. After the bite feeling a small area like pimple forms, so does anyone have a clue of how to help stop these symptoms. Because from where I am coming from it may not be psychological but feels like it can drive one out of their mind.....

please let me know if anyone knows something to stop these feelings....
Posted by jasmin  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  06:20 AM
OK I am very open minded in believing all of this about Morgellon's. I was biten by a tick and after getting this out of my system now, I itch and break out in small raised areas. Yes, it is very discomforting. As well, as thinking you are going to be the next person lying on the street someone picking at things not seen by the naked eye. Makes one think they are losing their mind.. Victoria, what are the ways besides the Biaxin to get ease from this... I live in a town where doctors say its all in your mind... I can not get answers here in my town... This stuff is driving me insane not to mention my hair is breaking and thinning out.... As for the person advertising headlice.... Come On, be realistic... We are all adults and I am sure have children that caught that bug in school so we Know the difference in something seen and not seen... That is just Wrong.... Victoria how do you get this out of your home....furniture... to keep others from getting it.... is there something you need to bath with, wash clothes to kill this thing off...please help.... Can't get it in my small hick town of delusional doctors of disbelief of new diseases... The Biaxin I am on.... what else can I do... please help.... you can email me
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
please and thanks for your insight....
Posted by jasmin  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  08:30 AM
NOT Headlice, why don't you actually try reading?
Collembola-the most abundant anthropod on earth

http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/59h812451976037.html

Go ahead and tell your doctor about "Morgellons", I'm sure he needs a good laugh.
Posted by cerulean  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  10:57 AM
when are you going to treat this parasite liike you would treat Giardia, or Loa-Loa,,,either diet or meds,,,

come on, I feel sorry for you all,,,,yes doctor don't know morgellons, and parasitologist thank morgellons.org is a rip off, where is the advice from 40 doctors on this????

this is a skin parasite which is prevelant in ASIA,,,it is her enow like Bird Flu which will do more damage than this this year in the WORLD,,,extimate 20M will die world wide,

see my pals site, pal, because his diet and plan helped save my life,,,,,get it and get on!!

http://www.be-healthy-forever.com

I knwo the man wnats to bag it and go out on his boat accross the world, but he really thinks he can help all out!
Posted by [email protected]  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  11:04 AM
Look for all of you smart people out here in never ever land... i came on-line to ask this simple question because of our arrogant doctors of this so simple minded world don't believe none of this... and I too mean what you are saying as well.... but, as for the other part of you that get your rocks off by coming on line to try and piss people off that you do not even know a thing about... only makes me believe you were also part of that not so popular group in which stayed in trouble smoking behind the vo-tec buildings during high school.... if you could use your brain cells for maturity and not so much on you sarcastic remarks.... people might want to hear your views... but, some of you are just down right jerks on here...
Posted by jasmin  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  12:51 PM
so, what are you talking about?

not me babe!!

get well!
Posted by marcFROM safe 2 USE.com/scabies we sell scabies  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  12:55 PM
And as for you others that think its a
joke....
"buzz off"
Find a freebee chat room to argue with people...
your views and sarcastic remarks make me hate that we are living in the same world...
As for you who keep bringing up scabies and lice... Come out of your dark age world... Lice is a bug... not a f**king parasite... and you can see it.... Save that for another rainy day...
But, as for those of you that feel your own veiws should be believed then why not allow someone else's views being looked into as well, but, no you obviously are a male... why do i say that? Egotistical, arrogant, self-centered....
Leave your arguements for the court room bud...
People come on line to discuss things to see if someone else has the same symptoms... not to argue with people... If you want people to see your side... where is your website Huh?
Get a Life... But, dont lash out at people when they don't even know what the hell they are dealing with... No one really knows until the facts are proven Right.... Are yours proven...
Posted by jasmin  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  12:59 PM
Dear,

you don't want to see beyond the word "headlice" in http://www.headlice.org.
Yes, their mandate is to spread awareness about lice...BUT...when they started getting reports about this strange new skin disorder (which some refer to as "morgellons) the NPA decided to study it (along with the state of Oklahoma Health Dept)
What they found was that collembola (springtails not headlice) were infesting people.
Yes it is proven scientifically:
http://www.headlice.org/report/research/index.html

here's another independant study from swedish researchers in 1955 (which has been ignored by dr's):
http://www.headlice.org/swedish

Now, just because they say "headlice " in the web address, doesn't necessarily mean that they are talking about headlice. So try and work past that.

once again:
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/59h812451976037.html


It's a species of collembola---and no they aren't visible--they are microscopic, in fact the first juvenile stage of these creatures are no bigger than a human liver cell--to top that off they are non-pigmented, so they blend in with you skin.

Collembola infestation=morgellons (you're not supposed to name a disease before it has been properly recognized by the medical community, the morgellons people don't understand that)
Posted by cerulean  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  02:45 PM
Dear and Deary!

Understand the springtails are but one of the problems,,,look beyond that to Tropical Disease Creeping Neamtode of Borneo,,,spreading like wild fire,,,even CDC acknowledges it now. All the Morgellons symptoms and more,,,,so look beyound,these are larval migran mircoscopic worms,,,,see them in your skin,,,look like miniture veins, but they are not!,,,feet area.

And Collembellia (or whatever they are do eat nematodes!!!),,,where there is fire, there is something burning!!!,,,get it!!!

I know if you have real good healthy immune system you don't get this!!!!,,,food for thought,,,think next time when your at Dunkin Donuts!!!
Posted by LESTER THE MAN  on  Thu Sep 22, 2005  at  04:25 PM
And as for you others that think its a
joke....
"buzz off"
Find a freebee chat room to argue with people...


People come on line to discuss things to see if someone else has the same symptoms... not to argue with people... If you want people to see your side... where is your website Huh?

Does anyone else find it ironic that these views were posted NOT on a Morgellans website, but on the Museum of Hoaxes?
Posted by Boo  on  Fri Sep 23, 2005  at  02:43 AM
get yourself checked out for parasites, that sounds like what you have, I had this last year, and did a diet and beat beat it. SOme prefer to do medicines. Thiebenazole seems to work.

Good luck, and yes spreading like wild fire!
Posted by LESTER THE MAN  on  Fri Sep 23, 2005  at  05:33 AM
I see a lot of people here know about Morgellons or even have it. Could somebody PLEASE e-mail me in order to get in contact with me. I am desperately trying to find out more about this. I am trying to write a news story about it and really want to get the word out, but need all the truth and information I can get. Please contact me if you know anything. Thank you.

Mary Mahmud

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Posted by Mary Mahmud  on  Thu Sep 29, 2005  at  06:57 PM
WANT THE TRUTH, GO HERE, at least you can gather some information of what it is

My findings are that it is a skin worm from South AMerica, creeped its way here. There are sightings all over the world with countries with smarter doctors!!

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Posted by [email protected]  on  Thu Sep 29, 2005  at  07:03 PM
Marc,
are you the same marc from safe2use who claimed his problem was the tropical rat mite?
Posted by cerulean  on  Thu Sep 29, 2005  at  11:26 PM
Mary,

Don't use the term morgellons, the CDC has already said morgellons is not a disease, you'll lose credability if you use the term morgellons.

If you think the so-called morgellons is your problem, then your best bet is to talk to these people:
http://www.headlice.org/news/2005/august/tiny_bugs_wreak_havoc.htm
Posted by cerulean  on  Thu Sep 29, 2005  at  11:28 PM
Actually the CDC has not said it isn't a disease, they can't declare it a disease until somthing like 10000 people have had the same symptoms, or they get a scientific laboratory specimen of it. I can't say anything about whether it is real or not, obviously I'm not righting a story to say it's real or fake, because journalists really aren't supposed to do that. the CDC's role in this, is simply "we're not involved until we have to be" it is not so simple as to say the CDC said it's "not a disease" that sounds misleading, they haven't studied it to know one way or another. Anyhow, saying that, I won't lose credibility because it is something that is referred to as Morgellons, I am not calling it a disease, I'm giving the facts, and the fact is, they're calling it Morgellons, whether it is physical or psychological has nothing to do with this. Of course I will explain further, and make it clear it's not a medical term. That said, why is everybody on here so tense and defensive? The people who don't believe in this disease need to calm down, you're speculating, nothing more. For the people that have these symptoms, you can call it Morgellons, or Boogeyman syndrome, or poppycock, the fact is, the pain is real, the symptoms exist, and these peoples lives are harder because of it. IF people wanna say it's because of something psychological, I will gladly interview that side of it too.

Thanks all, take care.
Posted by Mary Mahmud  on  Fri Sep 30, 2005  at  12:09 AM
writing that is, not righting, Freudian slip
Posted by Mary Mahmud  on  Fri Sep 30, 2005  at  12:10 AM
Hi MARY,

I have to correct you, only the MORGELLONS FOUNDATION (most professionals debate) say it is Morgellons. Morgellons name is a term of the 1600's in France where skin worms (hookworm type) disease inflicted humans.

My doctor, and close to about another dozen doctors I spoke to say Morgellons is a self named disease/disorder by the Morgellons Foundation. Doctors and the CDC do NOT call it Morgellons,

Happy paper writing, but I am way ahead of you with state, federal government contact!!

skin worms like Creeping Nematode of Borneo is 99% what this is. Bottome line!!!,,,stick a foriegn substance in the USA, and you get new symptoms......BIRD FLU, SARS and other crap come from ASIA,,,so did this!!!

So, open your eyes,,,Morgellons excepts donations,,,what the hell have they done for this??? I did more as a sales rep for IBM!!!!, becuase I had to beat it and havea life again. The coach of teh Chicago Bulls, and a feww Very Important people have gotten this, and beaten this.

People should either diet (holistic) or go get Thiebendazole and take it for 2 to 8 weeks.!!

Simple, don't give this skin worm/parasite the Morgellons name, I personally think they are crooks!!!
Posted by [email protected]  on  Fri Sep 30, 2005  at  04:33 AM
The original marc (safe2use- was not a good scene!),,,and you sound like a clown,,,sorry Mary, for an author, you can't write or spell. Try to perhaps find a new career, as sales for the Morgellons foundation.
Posted by [email protected]  on  Fri Sep 30, 2005  at  04:36 AM
Wow you're miserable people, and I'm amused by that. By the way, it's called a typo, genius. Obviously nobody wants to listen to anyone but themselves. So that's cool. I am very happy doing what I'm doing, and really damn good at it. But I'm happy to leave you all to your sad lives that revolve around nothing but yourselves.

For the record, I never said Morgellons was an actual disease, I never said doctors call it that, so talk about checking your facts, because that's what I've been doing. And I've already contacted the CDC, so I think I'm well off without your opinion.

Anyone who is not an ass can e-mail me if they would like. I won't waste my time here anymore.

Take care.
Posted by Mary Mahmud  on  Fri Sep 30, 2005  at  05:44 PM
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