Collembola Infestation in Humans

Me | 26 Sep 2010 | gov_bean_ counter

[gov_bean_ counter]

My wife and I seem to have become the hosts for a skin parasite. Mine is localized, however my wife's condition is much more serious. Most of the literature we have seen does not recongize collembola as a parasite able to impact humans. My wife has been told by a dermatoligist that the bugs only exist in her mind. We have been able to extract whole specimens from our skin and take a look at it under a microscope. What we have seen isn't any figment. Nasty looking bug.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Not that I can upload. I am working on that. A larger problem is that the doctors we have seen so far have discounted the possibility of us having ANY borrowing parasite.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Sorry and thanks again. I'll take a closer look. My wife contracted the problem while I was in Iraq and has done hours of research in addition to being talked to by doctors like she is an idiot.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Thank you all for your responses. Freepers are absolutely the best!!!

[Bubbette]

Ok, I remember the story. It was about a condition called Morgellons disease. Here is a link to scienceblog with a story about it on an epidemiology site.

http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2006/07/new_story_on_morgellons_diseas.php

The other info I found is a Dallas Morning News story in November 2007 concerning mites. FWIW

[aft_lizard]

But aren’t all parasites borrowers...zing :)

Look I don’t want to discount your case just that history is what it is.
I would look for some reputable home cures.

[gov_bean_ counter]

We are doing that.

[Bubbette]

You mentioned Iraq. The November 2007 story in the Dallas Morning News concerned a question from a lady who thought her son returned from Iraq with biting mites. Here is the link to the blog and if you click on Dallas Morning News it will take you back to the original which is included in the blog post.

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/mites-central/d9858031845be202d486c5b904790b36

Best wishes

[Thunder90]

You need to see a doctor that specializes in tropical diseases. They have more training with these sorts of conditions.

[Louis Foxwell]

A friend dealt with this several years ago. Doctors, hospitals, clinics and etc were of no help other than to be insulting. I looked at the bugs under a microscope. No doubt but that they were alive.
She routinely spotlessly cleaned her entire house, throwing out much of her wardrobe, furniture and carpets. She treated the bites, mostly on her arms and shoulders with disenfectants and physical removal. She had scabs and open sores for months. She was diligent and finally defeated the buggers. Hope you find better solutions.

[bandit123]

try termador its for termites , you put it around the edges of your home in the dirt , it kills termites spiders and likely just about any bug ( it killed all bugs around here )
, it can be sprayed indoors in diluted form
, im not a pest control guy , but i can tell you for sure that stuff will kill just about all nasty little bugs , supposed to be harmless to humans ,,,, but DO NOT PUT IT ON PEOPLE !
its an insecticide for termites ETC.

[catnipman]

Google search for collembol humans

[GILTN1stborn]

Best of luck. I did not see Tea Tree Oil listed anywhere, but it works for lots of things.

My kids had nightmarish infestation with some different looking lice in the early 90s. The usual stuff did not work. I forbid them from playing with the kids they caught them from, disinfected my house and vehicles from top to bottom. I was losing my mind. I took them to the doctor and we tried prescription shampoo that did absolutely nothing. Finally, I purchase flea shampoo and that did the trick. True it was off label use, but I figured it was worth a try.

[DaxtonBrown]

Try anti-freeze, I’m serious. Not super toxic to a large animal. Possibly mild chlorox too.

[oprahstheantichrist]

Maybe you can help this guy....

[skintight buffoonery]

I’m sure there would be some medically qualified person on FR willing to take a look. Any takers? I’m sure there are more than a few medical doctors in here.

[skintight buffoonery]

Just want to say, don’t try using anti freeze on yourself because some guy on the internet recommended it. Really, don’t do that.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

No idea how to get rid of your bugs, but just wanted to give moral support. My dad got a tropical skin disease that was supposed to only be caught in the Middle East ... and there he was in a small town in Texas. The dermatologist he went to was so surprised and fascinated by his case that he asked my dad to attend a dermatologists’ convention so they could all get a look! Anyway, my point is that just because something is “supposed” to be one way or another doesn’t mean it is. Good luck with your search.

BTW, I agree — please do not try antifreeze, even topically. It is very toxic (used by some people to kill their neighbors’ annoying pets!) and that toxicity might go in through your skin. Bad idea.

[bandit123]

I realize termador sounds crazy
but its fda approved to put on puppies
and its the active ingredient in parasite killers like
front line for dogs , read here
http://www.firstpest.com/termidor.html
I would not put it right on my self but i would nuke the whole yard and house with it , and if you got some front line
for dogs and put just a little on you i bet it would kick those bugs but, buy the stuff for small puppies , i dont think that would hurt you , just try one drop the first day to make sure you dont react to it in a bad way. when the termite guy did my house he didnt even wear a mask , he said it is harmless to humans , good luck

[Scythian]

First, oprahstheantichrist thank you so much for alerting me to this thread.

gov_bean_ counter, I have been through what you are going through and beat it, it’s not easy, here is some information that I have on it. Filling your house with pesticides will make it worse, trust me on that.

Blog posts I have on Collembola infecting humans
http://morgellonspgpr.wordpress.com/category/collembola-springtails/

[Scythian]

Does this identification mean anything? I do not know

"So, to review at this point we have a group of people suffering, being told it’s all “in their head” only later to find out they were infected with Collembola after all. Then we have Dr. Wymore’s interview stating he cultured Pseudomonas Putida directly from Morgellons fibers. And finally, we have the scientific work above identifying Pseudomonas Putida as the favorite food of the Microarthropod Collembola. It would seem the skin and body of the Morgellons sufferer has become like a rotting log, or the very least as favorable a home to both soil bacteria and soil based pests that they are both perfectly at home living in us."

"I took slides to my friend who is an entomologist and we found fungal hyphae, alternarium, and pathogenic funguses on the slides. These are not things that grow in humans. They are organisms that grow in plants. So the human bodies of these sufferers are becoming like soil and what does that attract? Fungus, mold and parasites."

The key is to not freak out, it can be scary, but it doesn't need to be. At the heart of the matter (IMHO) is a fungus which takes hold, is contagious, and invites secondary invaders such as Collembola, which definitely will infest a human once your bio terrain becomes so bad you are effectively equivalent to a rotting log to them. You can do everything you want to you external surrounding but the problem lies within "you". This is why others can come to your house and feel nothing, but you feel as though there are million bugs crawling on and under your skin. It is not a delusion at all.

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