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There are a lot of medical professionals
that say Morgellons is a hoax. If only they had the misfortune to
experience Morgellons first hand. Mary Leitao, an ex lab technician,
coined the word after her young son began showing symptoms of lesions
and growth of fibers. In researching the symptoms she found that the
disease was first described 350 years ago by Sir Thomas Browne in 1674.
Maybe the disease has been around during the 350 years but until she
reported the symptoms in 2002, no one in the medical community has
reported it. In fact usually those who seek medical attention for these
symptoms are diagnosed as having delusional parasitosis and if two, who
live together, suffer from the same symptoms they are give a diagnosis
of folie a deux or with three sufferers from the same home, it's folie a
trois.
The symptoms were described by Sir Thomas
Brown as some type of worm-like parasite moving right under the skin
creating stinging, itching, and biting sensations with a brightly
colored parasite burrowing out of the skin for several moments and then
back into the epidermis.
How does one catch it? From where does it
come? Answer: There are many different organism that carry the
infection. One lady was infected from a backed up cesspool. Testing her
home revealed a high level of a certain bacteria. Slime mold infected
another lady. Pets and stray animals infect others. And there are many
who are infected who have no idea of how they were infected. |
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Going to one's doctor for help is always
the first step. Unfortunately practically all physicians are totally
in the dark with respect to Morgellon's disease. The reality is that
many doctors blame the symptoms on the patient suffering from
Morgellons. Doctors accuse Morgellons sufferers of scratching
themselves to the point of creating lesions and rashes.
This has always confused me. How a health
care professional can look at the lesions, rashes, and weird fibers
growing from the skin (that are fluorescent) and announce that there
is nothing wrong. And after taking blood tests and biopsies that
identify nothing and then tell the Morgellons sufferer that there is
no causative agent for the symptoms. Why aren't these doctors
sending their patients to local universities for study or reporting
them to the CDC? No, they just dismiss their Morgellons patients.
Yes, they might refer the Morgellons sufferer to a dermatologist or
an infectious disease specialist, or a parasitologist and the result
is pretty much the same--they are dismissed. And would you believe
that many doctors actually believe that their
patients who complain of the symptoms spend too much time on
the internet or simply
have too much time on their hands. But Morgellons disease is real
and has led many to consider suicide. And usually the only way a
Morgellon's disease sufferer identifies it is to search the
internet. Usually they search for "skin parasites" or "itchy skin
parasites." It's not until the person who has Morgellon's disease
discovers what it is that they also learn that their home has been
completely invaded. They learn that the Morgellons parasite has
spread throughout their homes and even if they could miraculously
get rid of Morgellon's disease they would become reinfected as soon
as they returned home. In fact anyone visiting them or riding in
their car could likewise contract the disease. In fact even if they
rode public transportation, the next person sitting in that seat
could contract the disease. Along with the intense biting, itching,
and stinging with fibers are also reported things like hard nodules
under the skin, cotton-like balls, non healing lesions or sores,
body temperature of 96
degrees instead of 98.6 degrees, black
specs, and bug like
things coming from the skin.
Later other health issues kick in fatigue,
fibromyalgia, brain fog, hair loss, and brain fog.
The road to recovery is two fold--treat the
body and disinfect the home. Both must be done simultaneously
otherwise reinfection never ends. It's like learning to drive an
automobile with a clutch. If you let out the clutch too fast, the
engine stalls. If you let out the clutch too slowly the engine
races. Treating the home is done using one or more agents such as
diluted laundry grade ammonia to products like cedarcide. Treating
the body involves using debriding agents to cleanse the skin, a
special diet to cut down morgellons activity, special supplements,
probiotics and so on to build immune functioning. The good news is
that with the right direction, there is life after Morgellons'
disease.
Resource Box: Richard Kuhns B.S.Ch.E. NGH certified, a prominent figure in the personal development field. His goal is to provide all the tools one needs to successfully deal with
Morgellons and other skin parasites. |