[Responsibility2nd]

My skin is getting all creepy-crawly just reading this.

[MplsSteve]

I agree. It sounds absolutely hideous. I'm sorry for anyone who has this disease and pray I never get it.

[Brilliant]

Interesting that it's in South Texas. My bet is that it originated in Mexico.

[M203M4]

*itch* *itch* *itch* *itch* *itch* *itch* *itch* *itch*

[Doctor Stochastic]

Link. Interestingly, the Morgellons support groups call the disease contagious.

Given the connection with Lyme disease, perhaps it's from Connecticut.

[Bikers4Bush]

Just one more benefit from the illegal horde.

[MarMema]

The obvious key is the connection to Lyme. I did a few searches and PCR isn't helping.

Thanks for the facinating post.

[IronJack]

Horrors! The world is crumbling before our very eyes! Truly this is the End of Days. </sarcasm>

[Doctor Stochastic]

More searching yields some medical comments to the effect that treatment of Lyme disease affects the immune system. Correction of the immune system probelms seems to help Morgellon disease.

[evets]

I read about this 3 years ago. They were blaming it on 'chemtrails' at the time. http://www.morgellons.org

[P-40]

No one knows how Morgellans is contracted, but it does not appear to be contagious. The states with the highest number of cases are Texas, California and Florida.

Well...that is odd. Sad that the patient took his own life.

[Ptaz]

It's interesting the article says the most cases of this disease or in South Texas, South Florida and California. That's also where most of our illegal immigrants are too.

[Sunshine Sister]

If the patients have been diagnosed with a disease that has a name, how can they be crazy?

[eastforker]

Can you imagine having a bad case of shingles that never dries up? Ouch!

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Infections from Mexico......reason # 77 to close the border.

[bondjamesbond]

As good as US doctors are, they are often completely stumped when it comes to common Third-World diseases. They simply do not expect to find them and have little experience in making a diagnosis.

One thing to remember if you ever travel to exotic locations is to tell your doctor where you have been if you become sick within the next six months or so. If your doctor is confused, see a specialist with experience in tropical diseases.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hmmmm...South Texas,eh? Gee,I hope this doesn't spread from
"South Texas" to...Hyannisport....Chappaqua.....Martha's Vineyard.....Pelosi's homosexual and drug addicted constituents in SF....Crawford....

[Rightly Biased]

For later.

I'm just curious enough to wanna see pics.

[Paleo Conservative]

It sounds like a disease a character in a science fiction movie would have.

[Texas_Jarhead]

The images @ morgellons.org are interesting and freaky. It says that the fibers are autofluorescence. Weird stuff.

[RicocheT]

Put Dr. House on the case, He will figure it out.