Lots of speculation about this disorder, but only one plausible
explanation I could find, from
http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/morgellons.htm
As follows:
“People were calling us with very similar symptoms from all over the
country,” says Altschuler.
The NPA teamed up with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to study
the creepy crawlers.
They took skin samples from 20 patients who claim they have the bugs,
but were diagnosed by their doctors as delusional.
Researchers found collembolan, a microscopic critter, in 18 of the 20
patients.
Collembola feed on algae, bacteria and decaying matter. They thrive in
wet or damp surroundings, and can be found under leaky kitchen or
bathroom sinks, swimming pools, and the soil of potted plants.
The report was published in the journal of the New York Entomological
Association. However, it wasn't enough evidence to get the centers for
disease control to take action.
The CDC told Altschuler that the collembola was not a danger to humans,
even though she says the CDC has shown her no specific study to prove
it.
JBB
On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at 09:57 Asia/Tokyo, Jonathan B. Britten
wrote:
List,
This information seems worth digging into. I stumbled on this via an
e-mail newsletter called Red Ice, which is very uneven -- lots of
unfalsifiable material from the fringe -- but this looks interesting
and a bit frightening.
http://www.morgellons.org/
I have only skimmed this.
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