Joomla! site syndication http://www.morgellonsite.com 2010-03-11T05:02:58+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2004-06-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/content/view/1/32/ Morgellonsite.com - Morgellons Disease Information Community is a website and Morgellons Disease forum community dedicated to the research and information of the controversial Morgellons Disease and the mysterious skin rash symptoms associated with the disease.Please register to participate in the Morgellons Disease message board discussion forum. When you register for Morgellonsite.com you will also be able to submit Morgellons Disease related news articles and links. Morgellons Disease & Mysterious Skin Rash & Parasite Information Research Community text/html 2006-12-20T01:26:40+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/content/view/13/32/ A horrifying and fascinating disease is affecting thousands of people in the Bay Area, along the Gulf Coast, Florida and throughout the world. The disease is called Morgellons, and no one knows what causes it or if it's even a real skin disorder. People with weird symptoms with no alternatives available at the moment find comfort and a diagnosis on the Internet. After more than a year of pressure from patients convinced they have Morgellons, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin investigating the ailment for the first time and determine, once and for all, whether the Morgellons disease exists. It was named 2002 by Mary Leitao in McMurray, Pa. Leitao named the condition Morgellons Disease, after a disease with similar symptoms mentioned in a 16th-century medical text, while investigating a skin condition on her then two year old son. Nobody had every heard about it before then. Till this day, few doctors have heard of the condition; fewer still know what to make of it. Most in the medical community dismiss it as a hoax, scabies, Lyme disease or a mental condition called Delusional Parasitosis. Delusional Parasitosis is a mistaken belief that one is being infested by parasites such as mites, lice, fleas, spiders, worms, bacteria, or other organisms. text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/content/view/2/ Morgellons or Morgellons disease is a controversial name that has been given to a speculated and equally controversial medical condition. Currently, there is no known etiology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiology) or treatment, and the diagnostic criteria has not yet been formally established. Patients who claim to have the disease describe the polysymptomatic syndrome as primarily characterized by skin lesions and the appearance of fibers and granules coming out of the skin. Most dermatologists deny that the disease exists; [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons#_note-nature) however, formal research is needed to make a conclusive determination. In June 2006, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention) began a full investigation into Morgellon. text/html 2006-12-20T01:25:41+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/content/view/12/32/ Envision a nightmare of horror, conspiracy, medical mystery, human suffering and yet being called crazy by your doctor or others. Imagine you might have Morgellons Disease. People who suffer from Morgellons Disease will tell you it is as if “am insect is crawling under their skin”. They may have a number of symptoms but in most cases it boils down to unexplained skin rashes and eczemas and the appearance of fibers and granules coming out of their skin. Some have said that they have seen insects or some type of parasite emerging to fly away from under their skin. Often sufferers have had bouts of Lyme disease as well. Lyme disease is the most common tick borne disease in the United States whose incidence and reported incidence is rising alarmingly. text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.morgellonsite.com http://www.morgellonsite.com/content/view/3/ Imagine your body pocked by erupting sores. The sensation of little bugs crawling all over you. And worst of all, mysterious red and blue fibers sprouting from your skin. It may sound like a macabre science fiction movie, but a growing legion of Americans say they suffer from this condition. And now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating. Some doctors dismiss these patients as delusional. But the condition — called Morgellons — has caused a small frenzy on the Internet, with hundreds of people pleading for help..People claiming to have Morgellons report a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from joint pain to irregular bowel movements. But most describe crawling sensations along the skin, sores, fatigue, brain fog, and the appearance of small or microscopic fibers on or under the skin.