“I have this weird, incurable disease that seems like its from outer space.
Fibers in a variety of colors protrude out of my skin like mushrooms after a rainstorm.”
So is Morgellons real, or just really crazy?
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What Is Morgellons Disease?
Skin lesions that spontaneously appear and are intensely itchy.
Crawling sensations, either on the skins surface or beneath it.
The sensation is akin to people undergoing drug withdrawal who feel bugs crawling under their skin.
Intense fatigue that interferes with day-to-day activity and productivity.
Memory loss and other cognitive difficulties that some sufferers have described as a brain fog.
Resultant mental illnesses such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Attention Deficit Disorder.
The perception of mysterious fibers arising from the skin lesions.
These fibers are too small to be perceived under the naked eye but when magnified resemble sewing thread.
They will run sound waves over their feet or inject liquid nitrogen into affected areas.
The boy had been complaining that bugs were crawling under his skin.
Mary was undeterred, however.
Leitao started the Morgellons Research Foundation in 2002. or wider recognition of an existing condition such as delusional infestation.
Are Those Mysterious Fibers Somehow Linked To Lyme Disease?
Despite the official opposition, medical researchers appear to be making inroads in studying Morgellons.
The bacteria that is associated with Lyme disease, Borrelia, is often found in Morgellons patients as well.
According to medical researcher Melissa Fesler:
Morgellons is not a mystery.
A plausible explanation is supported by scientific evidence.
The fibers are human structural proteins.
It results from an aberrant response to the presence of tickborne pathogens.
For now, the jury is out on Morgellons.
And when all is said and done, which option is more terrifying?
