The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it is launching a study to learn about an unexplained condition that causes people to feel as if they have foreign substances growing from their bodies.
People with the condition, referred to as Morgellons disease, say they have fibers and other inorganic material growing out of their skin.
“We earnestly want to learn more about this unexplained illness, which affects the lives of those who suffer from it,” said Dr. Michele Pearson, principal investigator leading the study for the CDC, in a press release. “Those who suffer have questions, and we want to help them.”
“We have a team of epidemiologists, laboratorians and pathologists to carry out the study,” Pearson said.
The study will be conducted in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research. For more information, CLICK HERE to visit the CDC’s Unexplained Dermopathy Web site.
In 2006, a number of Morgellons sufferers told ABC News in interviews that when they consulted doctors, they received diagnoses they called wrong or dismissive. Brandi Koch, the wife of former Major League Baseball player Billy Koch, said that she felt as if she were living in a horror movie, claiming she had colored fibers coming out of her skin.
Koch, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., said that her life was good until one day in the shower when she noticed something strange — tiny fibers running through her skin.
“The fibers look like hair, and they’re different colors,” Koch said.
Koch said she knows that what she experienced “sounds crazy,” but it’s true. “If I had a family member call me up and say, ‘I have this stuff,’ I’d say, ‘I’m sending a straitjacket over. You need some help,'” she said.
Anne Dill described a similar condition. Looking at Dill’s life in Florida, she seemed to be living the American dream — her three daughters excelled in sports and were straight-A students.
But life in the Dill household was far from idyllic. Anne’s 40-year-old husband, Tom, died in January 2006, and she believes his death was due to a contagious illness that has infected her entire family.
Dill described her family’s skin: “There’s this fibrous material. It’s in layers.” Dill said the skin on their hands was particularly bad, very swollen and itchy, and said it felt as if bugs were crawling underneath the skin.
Consulting Doctors
Dr. Greg Smith of Gainesville, Ga., has been a pediatrician for the past 30 years. He claimed that a fiber was coming out of his big toe, and he had video footage to prove it.
“It felt like somebody stuck a pin in my toe and wiggled it, and it just continued to hurt,” Smith told ABC News in 2006.
He said he never thought he had bugs. “I’ve certainly had those crawling sensations, and the fibers which come out of the skin are really bizarre, and really odd.”
Smith was handed over to a hospital psychiatrist when he went to the emergency room complaining of a fiber in his eye. He admits that he, too, would be skeptical if a patient came to him with the same story.
“I would wonder if they’d taken their medicine that day. It makes no sense. It’s totally bizarre. It’s something that — just telling the story is so outlandish on the face of it — that no one would believe it,” Smith said. Dill’s doctor told her to stop scratching, even though many of her sores were in places she could not reach.
Koch went to the Mayo Clinic, where doctors didn’t believe that the fibers she’d brought them had grown from her body.
“I saw the infectious disease doctor, and I showed him some samples that I had and he snickered,” she said. “I can’t go through another doctor blowing me off or looking at me like I’m crazy. I know I’m not.”
Dr. Vincent DeLeo, chief of dermatology at New York’s St. Lukes-Roosevelt Medical Center, weighed in on what he’d say to someone who came to him with this condition. “I don’t think this is any different than many patients I’ve seen who have excoriations and believe that there is something in their skin causing this,” he told ABC News in 2006.
DeLeo said the open lesions were most likely a result of scratching the skin.
Relying on Your Own Research
But biologist Mary Leitao refused to accept the medical skepticism surrounding Morgellons.
Leitao’s son, Drew, was just 2 years old when Leitao noticed an odd sore on his lip that would not heal.
“He very simply said ‘bugs,’ and he pointed to his lips,” said Leitao.
Leitao never expected to find herself at the center of a medical storm. But when her son complained about the strange sore, the biologist, who once ran the electron microscope at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, did what any scientist would do. She took a closer look.
“What I saw were bundles of fibers, *** of fibers,” Leitao says. “There was red and blue.” Even stranger, they glowed under ultraviolet light.
Armed with research, Leitao took her son to a doctor at one of the country’s leading hospitals. He dismissed her tale of fibers and wrote to her pediatrician, saying that her son needed Vaseline for his lips and that his mother needed a thorough psychiatric evaluation.
Undaunted, Leitao began poring through medical literature looking for clues. What she discovered was a 17th-century reference to a strange disease with “harsh hairs” called “Morgellons.”
She named the strange fibers Morgellons disease and put the information on a Web site, Morgellons.org. At the time of her interview in 2006, more than 4,500 people had contacted Leitao, claiming they had Morgellons-type symptoms. The name stuck, and the disease was featured on the television show “ER.”
But do these fibers grow from inside the body, as Morgellons patients believe, or do they come from the external environment — a kind of lint — as the medical skeptics say?
Searching for an Answer
Forensic scientist Ron Pogue at the Tulsa Police Crime Lab in Oklahoma checked a Morgellons sample against known fibers in the FBI’s national database. “No, no match at all. So this is some strange stuff,” Pogue said in 2006. He thought the skeptics were wrong. “This isn’t lint. This is not a commercial fiber. It’s not.”
The lab’s director, Mark Boese, said the fibers are “consistent with something that the body may be producing.” He added that, “These fibers cannot be manmade and do not come from a plant. This could be a byproduct of a biological organism.”
Dill said she looks at pictures of her family and finds them unrecognizable. “My kids have to see not only their dad but their mom disintegrating, and that’s gotta be really scary.”
While they wait for evidence that they hope will convince the medical community to take them seriously, some Morgellon’s sufferers wear pink bracelets that say, simply, “Fortitude.”
Pictures of Morgellons Disea
Pictures can be viewed at the following location: Morgellon’s Disease Pictures
Hope you enjoyed the story and pictures of Morgellons Disease
Compassion compels me to write. If what I write helps only 1 person to get rid of the desperate itches, it’ll be worthwhile. . .
It seems that margellons disease is an internal disease, or poisoning; probably BROMINE / BROMIDE
Bromine is a fire retardant, bread improver, disinfectant; is found in bread (not all u.s. states) soft & fruit drinks and many other foods, cosmetics, clothes & building materials. It accumulates in the body and when in the soft tissues may cause acne. For me it was like flea or mosquito bites only MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE ITCHY . . . Bromine is an element very similar to iodine, and so it replaces iodine in the thyroid and elsewhere. It is probably largely responsible for the current HYPOTHROID EPIDEMIC (u feel cold and lethargic)
Bromine can be removed from the soft tissues of the body by salt loading; 1/4 tsp salt followed by 1 pint,16oz, or 1/2 L, of water: repeat in 30 – 60 mins, repeat again. If you have bromine poisoning relief will be within hours. (I take salt tablets, 600mg X 3 & 3 times) as required.
To get the Bromine out of the hard tissues it is necessary to take IODINE, (I use Lugols about 5 drops/D) That will mobilise it to the blood where where it may cause acne!! and can be removed via salt loading through the urine.
You can try the salt loading now, and then I urge you to start googling BROMINE, IODINE etc.
Ref Dr Shevin, Dr Guy E Abrahams, Dr J E Flechas, Paricia Stokes in Au, and some others
P.S. I looked at the pictures on this site and concluded that the first picture was what I had, and have totally eliminated. The other pictures are I think the result of scratching, which could only be stopped by wearing a straight jacket . . . The notorious “fibres” I speculate are aberrated extrusions from the cells, much as the cell extrudes ground substance, and melanin pigment.
Though I admit to seeing govt. certified and subsidised quacks (GCSQs) from time to time (totally paid for by the taxpayers) I never seriously discuss my health withe them. I mean why would I want to risk being humiliated and perhaps embarrass them as well? No, I have enough psychological stresses! I’d be pleased to hear from mature people, who expect to live for a long long time especially if they are single and reside in Victoria Au.
Gabrielle
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Get rid of fibers part 3 – 1 cup Clorox in bath is part of my bath/shower rotation. Tea tree oil soap. Coconut oil soap. Lemongrass oil soap. essential Pine oil.essential eucalyptus & Patchouli.
Dead sea salt from the dollar store. Lime coconut rubbing soap. Dry off with paper towels & hair dryer. Use generic gold bond powder. Rotate rubber clogs. Use the $14 body hair trim kit.
Used 2 new vac cleaners. Threw both in garbage after using once.Use dollar store disinfectant . The store where everything is still a dollar. vinegar and alcohol. borax, pine-sol, baking soda, coconut and lemongrass. Dr Bronners peppermint & lavender. Always be cleaning . Wipes& lint rollers. The car is the worst. Never give up .
Cook with organic coconut oil. Make a lot of curry dishes. Buy the real Wasabai powder from the health food store. Eat a lot of Bitter Melon and watercress. Tastes so bad,they must be good.
Use Witch Hazel on butt. Use natural dry herbal pine deodorant. Rotate long handle back scrubbers. Take good care of your hands, feet and teeth.
Watch the Colbert Report.
Shave head and body. Sleep on leather or cedar. Vinyl pillow and poly throw. Synthetic clothing –
cut labels – stay aware of velcro. Open toe rubber clogs, no socks. No sugar,no yeast. Asian stores sell
frozen and stalks of Lemongrass, make tea and soup. Eat unsweetened dried coconut and pumpkin seeds as much as you can. Coffee w/coconut milk & cinnamon. Ginger tea w/lemon& red pepper. Raw red onions& garlic . Sea salt. A major chain we all know sells a coconut lime scrub for $1.97 that works. they also have a tree tea oil for couple bucks more. 2 major midwest chains sell natural
lemongrass cleaner and coconut oil soap. I use both for cleaning , bathing & clothes. Both cheap. I vary what I use to clean and bathe.Drink Diatomaceous Earth before I sleep. Do tai chi to keep insides flowing. self massage. I work as a caregiver. 1 client has died. A dog has died and my brother is dying in CA. So I know about stress. Haven’t had itching or lesions this time. helps to be a returning vet. I have live in caregiver job w/no control of the place. Still cleaning is most important. Moving to house in SoCal w/hardwood floors next month. Fibers are gone already.
I know I will beat it when I have my own place. My dog & the lady I care for and her cat& dog that I took care of that died don’t have it. Nor did lady I took care of that died. I was aware of it, when I saw a cloud of the white specks hanging right in front of me like years before. I think it might be in the water. I drink bottled water now. Figure it out for yourself. You can beat the fibers & bugs. I remember all the anger I had at doctors. And I was totally alone . You people have access to info. & misinfo.
I had the fiber disease for two years in the early 90’s. I beat it, not even knowing the M word. First I
got poison oak from my room mate, off the shower curtain. Then I got bitten by black flies . Later the
red bumps/fibers/lesions / swollen feet showed up.
It took a real long time to make any sense out of what was happening. Found a used med. text explaining vector insects spreading parasites. There were mentions of pine oil , zinc and camphor.
Pine-sol came to mind for cleaning.
I kept moving. Throwing away most things seemed natural. So did plastic bags and storage boxes.
A friend suggested using an air mattress.
The last place i was living in when i beat it always reeked of the landlord’s roach spray.
Shaving my head made a huge difference. Never thought about diet. Fiber free 16 years. Town floods 2-11. White specks show 3-11. Pretty much got it beat middle of May, should been faster.
I just read tonight of a woman that had morgellons for ten years. She accidentally discovered the cure. She had tried many things when one day she had done some very dirty type of housework and decided to put in her bath water Sun detergent with color safe bleach. There were also alfalfa tablets which accidentally fell into the water while she was out of room and running bath (due to her cat). She feels the tablets may also have contributed to it. However the detergent supposedly played a big part in the whole thing. Use the Sun detergent (w/color safe bleach) recommended here plus the alfalfa tablets which are very cheap. She said there must have been about 25 of the tablets that fell into her bath. She said she got in and was soaking a bit.. when the bubbles cleared she saw all these different colored specks in the water, loads of them along with some white fiber ones (along with the alfalfa tablets she discovered in bottom of tub). She was thrilled for she was totally cured of morgellons due to this ‘recipe’.She had tried many things through the years but with no success so she was very happy to discover the cure by accident! She said she now take the alfalfa tablets on a regular basis. She has not had any trouble since then from what I gathered.. she was thrilled! Was pretty happy with her cat too. :>)
Linda
that is bad, again yeah,tell me about it, people allaround the world dying by this diease, it is fatal die trying get rich die trying, says me,kid brandin lee detroy, from mesquite,tx,… sounds kinda rrawrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
After reading a lot of these posts, and seeing pictures of this condition, it is so much like Candida – a fungus. The fungus grows in a specific environment in the body, i.e. high sugar diet,… and can cause so many of the symptoms I’ve read here. It also is associated with a number of other issues such as thyroid, allergies/intolerances,… I urge a number of people here to check this avenue out and work on attacking this as if it was Candida. Can hurt to check it out if nothing else has worked – nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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Hello,ive been through 3 years of hell,all the symptoms everyone has had ,been treated like a fool by doctors,told its “”only normal”” and is excema…bullshit,today I have healed my own skin as whatever it is,left me full of holes for two years and constant infections.
I cant possibly write everything down,the burning sensations,the being burnt alive by chemicals,the chronic insomnia,the anxiety it caused,the scarring and no healing of my skin.
I tried many many things,…..and ill let you know what..actually helped my skin to heal
and has given my body a chance to fight it.yes im still in battle,but for the first time in years…no open wounds….
and yes,there is a parasite that causes this.Ive found it.
I have proof,i passed something,washed it off ,photographed it..saw it move freaked the hell out and put it in a specimen jar id asked the doctor for in a previous visit.
,then took it to the doctors.the pathologists were of no help,in their report.they blew it off as a tick ,said was poorly preserved,which was a load of shit,i put it fully as it was alive into the solution,
yet whatever this was,there was more…to come so i found out
this particular day,i had lumps swell on my head,behind my earlobe they burnt like crazy..felt like someone was pouring acid on my skin….I started getting anxiety,heart palpitations …the sweatsetc,severe itching of the scalp,then i felt
something sharp come out the back of my ear,two parasites came out my head near my right eyebrow ! something hook like dark red,forced out my cheek,and something white out my lips,
and something else was trying to come out under my chin,roughly all at the same time,while i was crying and calling my mother (as i wanted someone to see,and accuse me of not being a crazy),the things like plastic started to come out my thumb,arms etc,i grabbed my phone camera and took pictures,of the live beasts.some are blurry.but they are real.The two flat headed worm looking things out above my eye brow,were alive and just stayed looking out…i dont know…how the heck do you describe this stuff…
I noticed they looked like the specimen i had passed months earlier,that id taken in the solution to the doctors.The difference was,their colouring was more carkier,green ,yellowy tint.to it.i felt sickenend and actually got sick.
anyways my mother come,saw it,freaked,my sister saw it,then i rushed to a doctors office to see a doctor,after almost passing out,having the shakes,freaked out,wanting to rip all my skin off,i saw a doctor,who freaked out said…the hospital will have to contact overseas,hed never seen this shit b4 basically,he wouldnt touch them,the things hanging out my head,but …at least he was witness…….he said i dont think a gp will be able to fix this,gp cant help you,go to the hospital.
he wrote a letter,off to the hospital i went.well after 3 hours of waiting the things had retreated the sores scabbed over,so when i saw a doctor finally,they treated me like a drug addicted whatever,or a person with mental problems…..i had a fight with a doctor,at the hospital,no one would look for it,believe me,or even take the specimens id had to look at,(id kept previously)
well safe to say i have absolutely no respect or faith for any doctors now in fixing this.
After this horrifying event,they left me to rot in my own sores basically.So all i could do is count on myself.
Enduring all the humiliation,and suffering for years,this had done it for me,i felt like choking every doctor i saw,and feel bitterly about it all.
i went into some type of shock,as i was looking..(also this wasnt an all of a sudden thing,this type of thing always went on all the time my life was a lonely hell you all know)
anyways enough chatter,here is what ive used successfully
***1.I bought the hulda clarke zapper. (killing the parasite)
(my skin was only able to crust over after use of this item,this was the only thing that helped anything) in my time ive had worming treatments,a ivermectin tablet ,antibiotics,skin creams
NADA worked,creams made it worse,even the steroid creams.
Im assuming The hulda clarke zapper, kills the parasite,for a bit,gives the body time to heal.Kills the infections that the extrements of the parasite cause.but it doesnt happen overnight..but definately does the job.and its ongoing,due to eggs in the system,that make this an endless cycle.
2.****I bought a, far infa red sauna body suit,…………
from chinese wholesalers,this helped the more stubborn areas to heal and it closed deep wounds ,holes that had been on my skin for 6 to 14 months closed and have
now healed.
and it helped lessen the old woman skin i was left with on my arms and hands.
3.***** Cut out sweets ,dairy products as much as possible
Especially close to bedtime,these things thrive at night,so dont feed them.!!!!!
ALKALISE your diet…do the research…on body ph ..youll ….see for yourself
I bought a water ALkaliser flask off ebay…..and the ph testing strips come with it
I was highly acidic..between 5 to 6…
make your body not a suitable one for parasites.
minimize milk cheeses (anything that goes acidic in the body after digesting)
eat more alkaline foods……for example
celery
lemons
almonds
(many more..)
cut out a lot of meat,go for raw vegies
replace salt..only use sea salt…….. for cooking..eating with
4.****eat lots raw crushed garlic….
tastes like crap but..parasites and infections hate the stuff
so eat it……. bath in it,whatever you want…get your system saturated with it
5.*****Drink lots of ALKALINE water …..(buy alkaliser flask)
6.****Use tea tree oil.
use it for cleaning,putting in washing etc
helping to kill the parasite eggs,
bath in it,wash with it,clean with it…its excellent
7.*****Bath in bicarb soda.
It neutralises the acids on the skin etc….relieves the burning
.Apparently taking 1/2 tsp a day helps make the body more alkaline and in hospitable to invaders.Do the research your selves,as im not a doctor,
Ive just read many many pages and know what worked for me.
Anyways,I’m going all over the place, I apologise, its very hard to condense years of your life with this sort of thing,and make sense,so anyone whos suffering and in dispair,try what i did,It wasnt easy,but its worked and working for me.
1.water alkaliser
2.Far infra red suit
3.sea salt
4.garlic lots of it
5.Hulda clark digital zapper
6.Bicarb soda
7.Tea tree oil
8.DETOX
do a detox regularly