MORGELLONS : I’ve Got You Under My Skin
The words “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”(hear Frank Sinatra sing I’ve Got You Under My Skin) usually reminds most people of pleasant memories with their lover as well as the listening pleasure people have experienced for decades listening to Frank Sinatra sing I’ve Got You Under My Skin.
Nowadays people are beginning to associate those words with “Morgellons” a new and relatively unknown skin disorder that has produced “unusual fibers” in the lesions of people suffering from their this disorder.
It is almost reminiscent of the 1979 epic horror film “Alien” when the male crew member is impregnated by the alien and gives birth to its offspring.(see that horrifying scene where the male crew member gives birth to the alien’s offspring)
Recently the CDC(the U.S.A. government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) made the following announcement regarding Morgellons :
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received an increased number of inquiries regarding an unexplained skin condition that some refer to as “Morgellons.” Persons who suffer from this unexplained skin condition report a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms, including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; granules, threads, or black speck-like materials on or beneath the skin; and/or skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). In addition to skin manifestations, some sufferers also report fatigue, mental confusion, short term memory loss, joint pain, and changes in vision.
The etiology of this condition is unknown, and the medical community has insufficient information to determine whether persons who identify themselves as having this condition have a common cause for their symptoms or share common risk factors.
To assist in learning more about this condition, CDC plans to conduct an epidemiologic investigation and has convened a multidisciplinary working group to provide guidance on the design of the investigation. The goals of the investigation are to better characterize the clinical and epidemiologic features of this condition and to generate hypotheses about factors that may cause or contribute to sufferers’ symptoms.
Fibers embedded in skin removed from facial lesion of three year old boy, 60x.
Photo courtesy: The Morgellons Research Foundation
(source of image and news article regarding the suffering of Portland’s Dr. Beverly Drottar)
Fibers embedded in skin removed from facial lesion of three-year-old boy, 60x.
Photo courtesy: The Morgellons Research Foundation
(source of image and news article regarding the suffering of Portland’s Dr. Beverly Drottar)
The so-called fibers in Morgellons sufferers’ skin
Photo courtesy of morgellonsusa.com
(source of image and news article regarding the suffering of Portland’s Dr. Beverly Drottar)
Fibers seen in the skin of a person suffering from Morgellons disease.
photo courtesy of morgellonsusa.com
(source of image and news article regarding the suffering of Portland’s Dr. Beverly Drottar)
Photo of the fibrous structures that were in the skin of a Morgellons sufferer.
Photo courtesy of morgellonsusa.com
(source of image and news article regarding the suffering of Portland’s Dr. Beverly Drottar)
The CDC is currently unable to determine whether Morgellons is contagious or not :
Is this condition contagious?
The factors associated with acquiring this condition are unknown; at this time, there is insufficient information to determine whether or not this condition is contagious.
(source and further information provided by the CDC regarding Morgellons)
The CDC further advised that any inquiries regarding
Morgellons should be sent to :
Inquiries regarding this condition can be sent to:
E-mail: morgellonssyndrome@cdc.gov or
Phone: 404-718-1199 (Pre-recorded message with voice mail)
Dr. Randy Wymore compares the the “fibers” extracted from “Morgellons Patients” to a variety of clothing fibers that may have entered the Morgellons Patients open wounds by contact in the below CNN video :
SEE THE CNN VIDEO “It sounds like something from the X-Files” regarding Morgellons.
According to ABC News
the syndrome did not get a name until 2002, when the ‘Morgellons’ was selected by Mary Leitao, a South Carolina woman who founded the Morgellons Research Foundation.
It came from a 1674 medical paper that described symptoms somewhat like Morgellons, Leitao said. “I never expected it (the name) to stick,” she said.
Leitao’s organization has become a leading source of information and research advocacy, but it too has become controversial.
(source of quote and further information regarding Morgellons)
Click here to see the advice the Mayo Clinic has to offer regarding Morgellons.
The following are videos regarding Morgellons. The Planet Earth Peace Party will leave it up to the reader to guage their authenticity :
Morgellons Disease “Fibers Within the Tissues”
Morgellons creepy fibers on knuckle
The Planet Earth Peace Party would like to hear from Earthlings who are suffering from Morgellons as well as any opinions or comments you may have regarding Morgellons.
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OK, this is just plain creepy.
Next to not wanting to find snakes in my bed, is not to have any lessions or crawly things under my skin…..
I hope CDC will give fair warning if this ever becomes an epidemic in my city, so I can move.
Comment by Sharon on August 17, 2007 11:59 pm
I have enough weird skin sensations from carpal tunnel – now I’m minutely inspecting my hands for freaky fibers. [shudders] I would prefer to believe that they came from textiles or even animal fur than that they are parasites. I hope that more definitive information becomes available soon.
Comment by legbamel on September 19, 2007 1:55 pm
I am a medical terminology instructor at a 2-year college and I had a student a couple of years ago who had been diagnosed with Morgellons disease after several years of pain and frustration and being told it was “all in her head”. Her doctor had done some research on Morgellons and found that it is linked in some cases to a virus that is sprayed on deli meats to kill any bacteria that might invade the meat. She had been a deli worker so this may have been the cause in her case. Here is a link to that information for anyone who is interested in reading more:http://www.dldewey.com/morgel.htm . That in itself is enough to keep me away from deli meats!
Comment by Debbie on September 24, 2007 7:19 pm
If it is parasite-related, large doses of Kyolic garlic should show some effect on the patient.
Comment by Anthony on January 18, 2008 11:37 am
I was just finally convinced today I have this aweful disease. I will have it confirmed my a doctor this week. I have had it for almost a year. It started as a rash on my chest while in the hospital. I am all ready disabled and cannot work. This only adds to my hell. I would like to find someone who would donate a digital usb microscope so I can start to contibute pictures and info for research since all I do with my life is sit here alone.
Ken
Comment by Ken on January 19, 2008 10:30 pm
I was just finally convinced today I have this aweful disease. I will have it confirmed my a doctor this week. I have had it for almost a year. It started as a rash on my chest while in the hospital. I am all ready disabled and cannot work. This only adds to my hell. I would like to find someone who would donate a digital usb microscope so I can start to contibute pictures and info for research since all I do with my life is sit here alone.
Keni
Comment by Ken on January 19, 2008 10:43 pm
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Comment by morgellons photo on May 6, 2008 2:14 pm
TENGO MERGELLONS Y AUNQUE MI DOCTOR NO LOS VEA YO SE QUE TENGO UNOS PEQUENOS PARASITOS HEMATOFAGOS RECORRIENDO MI PIEL,ESTOY CANSADA DE ESTE SUPLICIO Y QUISIERA QUE LE DEN LA IMPORTANCIA DEBIDA A ESTE PROBLEMA Y ENCUENTREN UNA SOLUCION PRONTO YA QUE MI VIDA COMO LA DE MUCHOS MAS SON TODO UN CAOS. NO ES FICCION, NI UNA ENFERMEDAD PSICOSOMATICA, SE QUE SON INSECTOS DIMINUTOS Y LAS FIBRAS LA HACEN ELLOS, COMO LOS ARACNIDOS QUE HACEN TELAS, NO DESCARTO QUE SEA UN ACARO DIMINUTO YA QUE PERTENECEN A LA FAMILIA DE LOS ARACNIDOS. CURSE 2 ENTOMOLOGIAS EN LA UNIVERSIDAD Y SE QUE HAY MUCHOS PARASITOS DIMINUTOS, ADEMAS C AMINAN SOBRE MI PIEL, LOS PUEDO SENTIR Y ME PICAN. HE GUARDADO ALGUNOS Y CREO QUE SON LOS ADULTOS SON TAN DIMINUTOS , PERO CREO QUE TIENEN UN ESTADIO NINFAL MUCHO MAS PEQUENO DIFICILMENTE VISTO SIN AYUDA DE UNA LUPA.OJALA HAGAN ALGO PRONTO YA PUSE BOMBAS INSECTIDAS EN MI RECAMARA, PERO SI NO ELIMINO LOS QUE TENGO ENCIMA ,NO SOLUCIONARE EL PROBLEMA Y PROBADO PERMETRIN Y NO HIZO EFECTO, ES NECESARIO CLASIFICAR CORECTAMENTE AL PARASITO PARA PODER ERRADICARLO. GRACIAS POR DARNOS LA OPORTUNIDAD DE EXPRESARNOS .
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