On Wednesday, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta announced a study of reports of an unexplained dermopathy known as Morgellons disease and has issued a $338,000 contract to Kaiser Permanente to aid in research due to the numerous cases being found in Northern California.
According to the Morgellons Foundation the disease is of unknown etiology or origin. Doctors Virginia R. Savely, Mary M. Leitao, Rachel B. Stricker who led efforts to gain CDC investigation into Morgellons, document in a 2006 article that victims share the following environmental and health characteristics: 1) many patients have positive Western blots to Borrelia burdorferi, the causative agent behind Lyme disease 2) family members and pets who have come in contact with the same agent share the disease 3) have had contact with soil and waste products.
According to the Mayo Clinic more than 100 doctors have reported patients with similar symptoms. The Mayo clinic claims that every state in the United States, and in fifteen countries world-wide have patients-a variety of articles mention China, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Germany having cases.
Disease symptoms documented by the Mayo Clinic include
- Skin lesions accompanied by intense itching
- Fibers that grow out of the skin tissue, some with a spore like root, which are variously colored and sized, and fluoresce under ultra-violet light.
- Sensation like bugs crawling beneath the skin
- Fatigue that interferes with daily activities
- Inability to concentrate and difficulties with short-term memory
- Behavioral problems
- The CDC also lists joint pain and changes in vision
According to the Morgellons Foundation the disease is of unknown etiology or origin. Doctors Virginia R. Savely, Mary M. Leitao, Rachel B. Stricker who led efforts to gain CDC investigation into Morgellons, document in a 2006 article that victims share the following environmental and health characteristics: 1) many patients have positive Western blots to Borrelia burdorferi, the causative agent behind Lyme disease 2) family members and pets who have come in contact with the same agent share the disease 3) have had contact with soil and waste products.
According to the Mayo Clinic more than 100 doctors have reported patients with similar symptoms. The Mayo clinic claims that every state in the United States, and in fifteen countries world-wide have patients-a variety of articles mention China, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Germany having cases.
Disease symptoms documented by the Mayo Clinic include
- Skin lesions accompanied by intense itching
- Fibers that grow out of the skin tissue, some with a spore like root, which are variously colored and sized, and fluoresce under ultra-violet light.
- Sensation like bugs crawling beneath the skin
- Fatigue that interferes with daily activities
- Inability to concentrate and difficulties with short-term memory
- Behavioral problems
- The CDC also lists joint pain and changes in vision
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Eve
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12/10/2009
I discovered the hairy flakes, black and red fibers, pointed needlelike spears long before I read about Morgellons. I see them under my microscope stuck on a cue tip which I have swiped in my ears or thru my eyelashes. The itching wakes me up at night. I saves a collection of them. Every doctor Ive asked about it will stare blankly and say never heard of it. So where do I go to speak with a researcher?
kelly lewis
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11/20/2009
why cant i find a doctor to say i have morgellons where can i find a doctor in san diego
morgan
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05/12/2008
I am suffering with this disease. If anyone knows how to rid me of this please let me know.
I heard about this a while ago, but only thought it was one of those isolated freak things that happen in one out of a million people. Now I'm itching from thinking about it again!
when I first heard about this disease a few weeks ago it really freaked me out. I know that sounds silly but it really did. Anything having to do with creepy crawly sensations or unusual itchy creepy things really bothers me. Considering I've handled human (skeletal) remains in a lab without flinching much, one would not think a weird thing like morgellons would bug me--but oh it does.
Excellent article! You have to wonder what they are putting in our food with all of these diseases popping up everywhere. I wrote an article on Morgellons Disease as well simply because it is so bizarre. If you get the chance, check it out.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/54361/morgellons_disease_the_sensation_of.html
This disease does not sound fun.
Interesting.
Very important article. Great work.
Had no idea... Thanks for writing this! I learned from this.
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