Posted on 01/18/2008 3:21:00 PM PST by null and void
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An unexplained disease that sufferers say cause overwhelming sensations of bugs crawling, biting and stinging their skin and mystery lesions that never heal is being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The illness is called Morgellons and Florida, Texas and California are states with apparent hot spots for the condition, Local 6 reported.
People who report suffering from the condition identify a range of symptoms including vision loss, mental confusion and fatigue. Some sufferers also said they have experienced tiny fibers that pop out of their skin.
"They typically describe a disturbing skin sensation such as itching or stinging or pins and needles," Centers for Disease Control Dr. Michele Pearson said.
Last summer, registered nurse Cindy Casey said the constant lesions on her body forced her to quit working.
"It's miserable," Casey said. "It feels like you've got splinters coming out."
Thousands of people claim to have Morgellons and a foundation has been formed.
However, some are not certain Morgellons is a legitimate disease.
"The reason we are doing an investigation is to learn more about it," Pearson said.
Researchers plan to follow up with 500 people who claim to have the condition.
Volunteers will get blood tests, skin exams as well as psychological evaluations.
Doctors at Oklahoma State University have been studying Morgellons for years and said they don't know what's causing it.
The CDC's year-long study will try to figure out what's causing Morgellons and if there's any way to treat it.
I believe an article about a “fibers emerging from the skin” disease was posted on FR about six months ago. There were pictures; pretty bizarre.
Interesting that this ailment is finally reaching prime time. It has been discussed on Coast for years.
Yeah. Coast to Coast is a goldmine!
(Tons of ore, grams of gold)...
People laugh at the Rense web site, but this news has been there for at least three years.
Yes, and we are getting better at sifting the ore for diamonds. If you are going to tell a story, Coast has very high standards. Sometimes the hook comes out early. :)
Yes I do.
Border states, lots of immigration, warm climate.
Check out the link above, based on the photos taken, it very well could be a tiny parasite
Been a lot of young children ‘diagnosed’ with it too. Probably not drug-related. It often appears that little fibers or threads are coming right out of the skin. First time I read about it, a year or so ago, my first thought was some kind of environmental allergen.
Thanks for posting this. I have a friend that told me for the past three months she sometimes (3 or 4 times/day) has the feeling like thousands of ants are crawing on her right shoulder and right side of her neck. When she rubs her shoulder and neck, the feeling goes away.
She have never done drugs or liquor in her life. She has been diagnosed with TN which is very painful on the left side of her face from time to time. She has had the TN for at least 10 years. I don’t know if there is a connection.
I have never heard of anything like this before.
“Cocaine’s a hell of a drug.”
Well, about time! How long did it take for the sufferers of Lyme Disease to finally get told something other than that ‘it is their imagination’, or somesuch. All it takes is some nitwit doctor to write a ‘diagnosis’ of hysterical whatever, and no subsequent physician will take the patient seriously.
You're quite welcome.
I'll be sure to post another article of general interest just as soon as I'm ready for some [deleted] to personally attack me for the opinions and/or facts stated by the author of the article...
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