Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin Crawl

[Guest guest]

Yet another thing they need to get off thier tush and start studying.

This is about as real as real gets. I know and so do so many others.

Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin Crawl:

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Reports of a mysterious medical condition are cropping up across the

country but doctors are divided on whether it is a real disease or

all in their patients' heads.

Called Morgellons Disease, patients who report having it describe

sensations of creepy-crawlers beneath the skin and fibrous filaments

oozing out of open wounds.

Interest in the disease was recently rekindled after afflicted Texas

teenager committed suicide about a month ago.

Symptoms

To date, no clinical studies have looked into Morgellons and only one

paper mentioning Morgellons has been published in a medical journal.

Appearing in a recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical

Dermatology, the paper is co-authored by members of the Morgellons

Research Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to raising

public awareness about the disease.

As of February 2006, more than 2,000 reports of the disease have been

reported on the Foundation's website. Reports come from all 50 U.S.

states and 15 nations, including Canada, the UK, Australia and The

Netherlands.

The majority of reports have come from Texas, California and Florida.

Patients with the disease often describe feelings of insects or

parasites scuttling beneath their skin and open lesions that heal

slowly and which ooze out blue and white fibers, some as thick as

spaghetti strands. Attempts to remove the fibers are said to elicit

shooting pains radiating from the site.

The lesions range from minor to disfiguring in appearance and fibers

appear either as single strands or as bundles. Patients also

sometimes report the presence of fibers or black granular specks on

their skin even in the absence of lesions. Some patients even report

symptoms of the disease in their pets--dogs mostly, but also cats and

horses.

According to statistics from the Morgellons Research Foundation,

about 95 percent of patients also report suffering from disabling

fatigue, or " brain fog, " that hinders their ability to pay attention.

Other reported symptoms include joint pain, sleep disorders, hair

loss, decline in vision, and even the " disintegration " of perfectly

healthy teeth. It appears that once patients contract the disease,

they have it for life. To date, there have been no reports of

spontaneous remissions.

Strange fibers

A preliminary analysis of the fibers suggests they are more than just

lint from household materials such as clothing, carpets or bedding,

said Randy Wymore, an assistant professor of pharmacology and

physiology at Okalahoma State University and the director of research

at the Morgellons Research Foundation.

" The fibers are not common textiles, nor are they black specks of

pepper, as several dermatologists have proposed, " Wymore told

LiveScience.

Further deepening the mystery, some analyses suggest the fibers might

be made of cellulose, a molecule generally found in plants.

" They're basically fibers that you wouldn't expect to see in humans, "

said Raphael Stricker, a Lyme disease expert at the California

Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and a medical advisor to the

Morgellons Research Foundation.

The disease is named after a medical condition described in 1674 by

the British author Browne. Known as " Morgellons, " Browne said

the disorder caused children to " critically break out with harsh

hairs on their backs... " The Morgellons Research Foundation says that

it is doubtful that the 17th century disease is related in any way to

modern day Morgellons.

Skepticism

Despite increasing reports of the condition, many doctors have barely

heard of the disease and many treat it with a heavy dose of

skepticism.

Giradi, a dermatologist at the Yale School of Medicine, had

never heard of Morgellons but when its symptoms were described to

him, he was reminded of another disorder that is well known to

doctors.

" They just renamed it, " Giradi told LiveScience. " We just call it

delusions of parasitosis. "

Also known as Eckbom syndrome, delusional parasitosis is a

psychiatric disorder in which patients fervently believe their bodies

are infected by skin parasites that do not exist.

" It's basically when a patient thinks that there's something coming

out of their skin, a material or bug of some sort, when truthfully

there's nothing there, " said Beaty, a dermatologist at the

Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

In medical schools, physicians learn to watch out for the " matchbox

sign " of delusional parasitosis, when patients bring in hair, skin or

clothing lint, sometimes in matchboxes, that they claim contain the

insects or parasites responsible for their torment. However, when

examined, the samples reveal no such thing. The lesions and scratches

sometimes seen on patients with delusional parasitosis are usually

self-inflicted, Beaty said.

" To rule out any infectious causes and also to put the patient's mind

at ease, a lot of times we'll do skin biopsies, " Beaty said in a

telephone interview. " If we feel that it'll be helpful, we might also

start different anti-psychotic or anti-anxiety medicines. "

Beaty said she was vaguely familiar with reports of Morgellons

disease, but said that other doctors she had queried had never even

heard of it.

In response to rising media coverage about the condition, the Los

Angeles Department of Health Services recently issued a statement

that said bluntly:

" No credible medical or public health association has verified the

existence or diagnosis of 'Morgellons Disease.' The current

description of the disease is vague and covers many conditions. "

Wymore, the Oklahoma State University researcher, says that debating

whether Morgellons is a real disease or not is not the right approach.

" This population is suffering greatly, " Wymore said. " A better

question would be, 'Is Morgellons Disease a purely psychiatric

disorder?' and the answer is 'No.' Morgellons also has physical

effects on a person. In addition to the skin lesions and the unusual

fibers and other shed material, there are nervous system effects that

include behavioral changes, cognitive changes and peripheral

neuropathy. "

http://www.livescience.com/health/060526_morgellons.html

[Guest guest]

The CDC has given the " official " studies of Morgellons to Kaiser

Permanente! and it's FRAUD ..see link below

(http://www.rense.com/general80/fraudf.htm)

Los Angeles Health Dept.'s Dr. Cyrus Rangan, denied any of the

Victims that were made sick at the former Downey NASA/ Boeing

Industrial Plant. He never examined anyone, nor did he ever speak to

any of the sick. He attempted to go as far as to discredit 2 well

known Toxicologists. Flat out refused any of the sick any care at

all! Well gee, I wonder why??? Could it be that he is ALSO afilliated

with Kaiser? He even gave a lecture on how Mycotoxins from Fungi/Mold

won't make anyone sick???? And he was/is? a Pediatrician for

Kaiser...-- Oh and I hear Kaiser bought and set up all of Los Angeles

County Health Dept. Computers...hmmmm. and a bigger hmmm...the

Medical Director for the State Health? went over to become the vice

presidnet of Kaiser, whom oversaw the Senior healthcare?

When it was reported to the Los Angeles Health Dept. that Kaiser had

a bad case of Deadly Mold and MANY Kaiser Employees had Died!!! The

Los Angeles Health Dept.'s Investigation said " Green and Black " stuff

was found. When Kaiser was asked about the filthy conditions of

the " Toilet Overflowing " time and time again...they said, " We don't

keep track of every little incident " . That answer was good enough for

the Health Dept. Oh but wait... an employee HAS TO CALL the special

number to report ANY incedent, they are then given a Work Order

Tracking Number! And the investigation that the Health Dept did on

ALL of the Kaiser Employees that DIED? The Health Dept. reported only

1 case of Deadly Aspergillosis on record for the year of 2006. (can

anyone come up with any discriptive words for this

behaviour/activity)? I need a list.

Kaiser and Gov. go back a long ways...Nixon Days! Most people

on " " don't have a clue whats in store in the years

ahead. Health Care for everyone? The plan is - Kaiser Healthcare for

everyone? They have a slogan which is, Live Well and Thrive or is it

Be Well and Thrive? But they built thier New Regional Medical Center

on TOXIC CONTAMINATED LAND! They never disclosed that fact to any of

the employees!!! Next they'll have a study on just why so many people

are afflicted with this (LOL) so called delusions of parasitosis or

Eckbom syndrome!

There is a phrase I never knew about, which is, " The K in Kaiser

stands for Kill " I think the CDC should do a study on how many

Seniors have died in comparison to how many have been made well.

Squeeze as much money they can from Seniors - look up Pill Splitting

Kaiser did, for instance.

Baby Boomers, are next in line! Make everyone aware of " Alternative

Medicine " FDA wants to regulate Mother Natures Medicine Chest. There

is no Money in " health " and tons of money in the business of keeping

us " sick " !!! WAKE UP AMERICA Very few Dr.'s actually care about you

being or staying healthy. The conspieracy, is to mask your symptoms,

tell you, you're depressed and give you more meds that will only

contribute to your further decline. Do they test these drugs? We know

some leave out vital info or even fudge the results of tests. Who is

at risk? Environmental Issues are and have been the frontline

concerns and will continue. Take a good hard look at " ALL " of the

Presidential Candidates! Vote for the ONE who has the Recovery Plan

for a Future of a Healthy Existance in Mankind. Do we really want to

continue being exposed to Infected Animals, Chemically Engineered

Food, Bio-Hazardous Conditions? When will enough be enough? When it's

too late?

Another Steaming Question: Why did Kaiser build on Toxic Land and The

City of Downey soon to build Low-Income Housing on the same Land; and

why is Kaiser doing " Genetic Studies " while NASA continues the

International Space Station?

Those of us that have been doing our " homework " are to sick to go out

onto the streets to wake the " zombielike " Public up. We will all soon

be falling like dominos too sick and too weak to even say, Beam me up

y!

for more info - http://kaiserpapers.org and

http://downey.kaiserpapers.info

>

> Yet another thing they need to get off thier tush and start

studying.

> This is about as real as real gets. I know and so do so many others.

>

>

>

> Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin Crawl:

> ------------------------------------------

>

> Reports of a mysterious medical condition are cropping up across

the

> country but doctors are divided on whether it is a real disease or

> all in their patients' heads.

>

> Called Morgellons Disease, patients who report having it describe

> sensations of creepy-crawlers beneath the skin and fibrous

filaments

> oozing out of open wounds.

>

> Interest in the disease was recently rekindled after afflicted

Texas

> teenager committed suicide about a month ago.

>

> Symptoms

>

> To date, no clinical studies have looked into Morgellons and only

one

> paper mentioning Morgellons has been published in a medical

journal.

> Appearing in a recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical

> Dermatology, the paper is co-authored by members of the Morgellons

> Research Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to raising

> public awareness about the disease.

>

> As of February 2006, more than 2,000 reports of the disease have

been

> reported on the Foundation's website. Reports come from all 50 U.S.

> states and 15 nations, including Canada, the UK, Australia and The

> Netherlands.

>

> The majority of reports have come from Texas, California and

Florida.

>

> Patients with the disease often describe feelings of insects or

> parasites scuttling beneath their skin and open lesions that heal

> slowly and which ooze out blue and white fibers, some as thick as

> spaghetti strands. Attempts to remove the fibers are said to elicit

> shooting pains radiating from the site.

>

> The lesions range from minor to disfiguring in appearance and

fibers

> appear either as single strands or as bundles. Patients also

> sometimes report the presence of fibers or black granular specks on

> their skin even in the absence of lesions. Some patients even

report

> symptoms of the disease in their pets--dogs mostly, but also cats

and

> horses.

>

> According to statistics from the Morgellons Research Foundation,

> about 95 percent of patients also report suffering from disabling

> fatigue, or " brain fog, " that hinders their ability to pay

attention.

> Other reported symptoms include joint pain, sleep disorders, hair

> loss, decline in vision, and even the " disintegration " of perfectly

> healthy teeth. It appears that once patients contract the disease,

> they have it for life. To date, there have been no reports of

> spontaneous remissions.

>

> Strange fibers

>

> A preliminary analysis of the fibers suggests they are more than

just

> lint from household materials such as clothing, carpets or bedding,

> said Randy Wymore, an assistant professor of pharmacology and

> physiology at Okalahoma State University and the director of

research

> at the Morgellons Research Foundation.

>

> " The fibers are not common textiles, nor are they black specks of

> pepper, as several dermatologists have proposed, " Wymore told

> LiveScience.

>

> Further deepening the mystery, some analyses suggest the fibers

might

> be made of cellulose, a molecule generally found in plants.

>

> " They're basically fibers that you wouldn't expect to see in

humans, "

> said Raphael Stricker, a Lyme disease expert at the California

> Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and a medical advisor to

the

> Morgellons Research Foundation.

>

> The disease is named after a medical condition described in 1674 by

> the British author Browne. Known as " Morgellons, " Browne

said

> the disorder caused children to " critically break out with harsh

> hairs on their backs... " The Morgellons Research Foundation says

that

> it is doubtful that the 17th century disease is related in any way

to

> modern day Morgellons.

>

> Skepticism

>

> Despite increasing reports of the condition, many doctors have

barely

> heard of the disease and many treat it with a heavy dose of

> skepticism.

>

> Giradi, a dermatologist at the Yale School of Medicine, had

> never heard of Morgellons but when its symptoms were described to

> him, he was reminded of another disorder that is well known to

> doctors.

>

> " They just renamed it, " Giradi told LiveScience. " We just call it

> delusions of parasitosis. "

>

> Also known as Eckbom syndrome, delusional parasitosis is a

> psychiatric disorder in which patients fervently believe their

bodies

> are infected by skin parasites that do not exist.

>

> " It's basically when a patient thinks that there's something coming

> out of their skin, a material or bug of some sort, when truthfully

> there's nothing there, " said Beaty, a dermatologist at the

> Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

>

> In medical schools, physicians learn to watch out for the " matchbox

> sign " of delusional parasitosis, when patients bring in hair, skin

or

> clothing lint, sometimes in matchboxes, that they claim contain the

> insects or parasites responsible for their torment. However, when

> examined, the samples reveal no such thing. The lesions and

scratches

> sometimes seen on patients with delusional parasitosis are usually

> self-inflicted, Beaty said.

>

> " To rule out any infectious causes and also to put the patient's

mind

> at ease, a lot of times we'll do skin biopsies, " Beaty said in a

> telephone interview. " If we feel that it'll be helpful, we might

also

> start different anti-psychotic or anti-anxiety medicines. "

>

> Beaty said she was vaguely familiar with reports of Morgellons

> disease, but said that other doctors she had queried had never even

> heard of it.

>

> In response to rising media coverage about the condition, the Los

> Angeles Department of Health Services recently issued a statement

> that said bluntly:

>

> " No credible medical or public health association has verified the

> existence or diagnosis of 'Morgellons Disease.' The current

> description of the disease is vague and covers many conditions. "

>

> Wymore, the Oklahoma State University researcher, says that

debating

> whether Morgellons is a real disease or not is not the right

approach.

>

> " This population is suffering greatly, " Wymore said. " A better

> question would be, 'Is Morgellons Disease a purely psychiatric

> disorder?' and the answer is 'No.' Morgellons also has physical

> effects on a person. In addition to the skin lesions and the

unusual

> fibers and other shed material, there are nervous system effects

that

> include behavioral changes, cognitive changes and peripheral

> neuropathy. "

>

> http://www.livescience.com/health/060526_morgellons.html

>

[Guest guest]

I believe this illness is real just like we already know that you can

get sick from toxic mold, etc.... And you are so right about Kaiser

and this government that's why I posted the article from Dr. Mecola's

website about the HPV Vaccine. It shows just how far " they " are

willing to go to deny people their health!!!

[Guest guest]

i dont see morgellons anywhere and like hell it is a fraud?

       

        " We The People "   

        If we dont pay attention " we " will loose our rights to our freedom.

From: happyruiam <happyru@...>

Subject: [] Re: Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin Crawl

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 8:24 PM

The CDC has given the " official " studies of Morgellons to Kaiser

Permanente! and it's FRAUD ..see link below

(http://www.rense. com/general80/ fraudf.htm)

[Guest guest]

Morgellons is one of those " illnesses " like Fibromyalgia, which

doesn't technically exist either but because they refuse to make the

connection to environmental causes it has become it's own illness.

But this is how they then are able to " create " more drugs for

something that could be " cured " by a natural remedy. Morgellons, I

believe, is another one of these environmental " illnesses " that they

won't make the connection to environmental causes such as mold

exposure. So in reality they really don't exist because, I believe,

most illnesses are due to toxic overload so basically we are all

suffering from the same thing but with different manifestations with

different names. But for the sake of insurance, pharmaceuticals, etc.

they do exist.

I do believe these fibers are growing under the skin so they call it

morgellons just like I do believe my achiness all over exist so they

call it Fibromyalgia even though I know it's true cause is toxic mold

exposure but look at the commercials now for FM they make it sound

like it's something new and only this pill will help you.

It's all about money!!!! The governmental agencies are not in the

business to cure anything that's why it kills me when I see all these

shows/advertisement about the cure for cancer. Doctor's have been

curing cancer for a long time.

>

> From: happyruiam <happyru@...>

> Subject: [] Re: Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin

Crawl

>

> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 8:24 PM

>

>

>

>

>

>

> The CDC has given the " official " studies of Morgellons to Kaiser

> Permanente! and it's FRAUD ..see link below

>

> (http://www.rense. com/general80/ fraudf.htm)

>

[Guest guest]

You are so on target. What I know 100% true and many of my friends back me up

100% on this is that before my major exposure to mold I NEVER had any skin

issues at all. I NEVER had a sore that would open up while showering and bleed

and bleed and bleed. I have played with microscopes for years and anyone who has

knows the first things you start looking at is your own boogers, spit skin and

so forth so I know I never had things growing out of my body. They can call it

what they want but it IS a direct result of exposure. PERIOD. As far of the rest

feel free to read my post Ive sent on the apartment tenant thing. This is so

much more serious than I can explain here.

 

Great post gsgrl