The last update from CDC on Morgellons Disease I’ve gone through which was published on August 1st, 2007, do anyone have any recent update for this disease? I tried to search long hour for the current update from CDC but won’t find anything new document. If you know any update about Morgellons, please feel free to share.
CDC issued the following statement Regarding Morgellons Disease and their plans for investigation: ( Source: http://www.morgellons.org/cdc.htm )
“Morgellons is an unexplained and debilitating condition that has emerged as a public health concern. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received an increased number of inquiries from the public, health care providers, public health officials, Congress, and the media regarding this condition. Persons who suffer from this condition report a range of coetaneous symptoms including crawling, biting and stinging sensations; granules, threads or black speck-like materials on or beneath the skin; and/or skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores) and some sufferers also report systemic manifestations such as fatigue, mental confusion, short term memory loss, joint pain, and changes in vision. Moreover, some who suffer from this condition appear to have substantial morbidity and social dysfunction, which can include decreased work productivity or job loss, total disability, familial estrangement, divorce, loss of child custody, home abandonment, and suicidal ideation.
As of February 2007, approximately 10,000 families had registered with the Morgellon’s Research Foundation (MRF) and felt they or a family member met criteria for Morgellons as defined by the MRF. Of the U.S. families in the MRF registry, 24% reside in California with geographic clustering in the San Francisco metropolitan area.
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Dr Michele Pearson talk about the Morgellons phenomenon, the mysterious skin disorder characterized symptoms to ABC news and about the Morgellons hot spot area.
Moving Morgellons Fibers On Woman’s Knuckle, look the movement of the fibers which looks unnatural, the fibers are growing out of a lesion coated with a crust that has been on my knuckle for over 3 months.
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Here is the video of Connie M. sharing her story of triumph against Morgellons. the interview is unscripted and unrehearsed, Connie shares a story that surly all Morgellons disease sufferer can relate to. For Full video please visit www.MorgellonsHope.com
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CNN reporting on Morgellons disease in different patient, it is sad in this era of shrinking defense budgets, little money is available for science & technology for find remedy for human suffering.
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This research shows there might be possibilities of Chemtrail spraying causing Morgellons Disease. This is a video response to Interview with Clifford Carnicom on CNN.
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cbs11tv.com reported recently that there few ongoing research will bring hope for morgellons patient, ““There’s almost always some history of exposure to dirt basically either from gardening or camping or something,” says Dr. Stricker” continue reading here.
We could see the light after the end of tunnel especially if the term Morgellons should be adopted by dermatologists and research into this field to enhance their rapport with their patients, allowing them to overcome this resistance.
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Morgellons disease has not yet been classified and therefore most people are diagnosed with delusional parasitosis! Morgellons urrently not recognized as a unique disorder, so there is currently no list of symptoms or differential diagnosis for Morgellons that is generally accepted by the medical community. Patients usually self-diagnose based on media reports and information published by the Morgellons Research Foundation. Symptoms usually include following;
* Skin rashes and lesions that do not heal
* Crawling sensations of insect-like inside the skin, stinging or biting on or under the skin (formication)
* Fiber-like filaments, granules or crystals that appear on or under the skin or that can be extracted from lesions
* Pain in Joint, muscle and connective tissue, including fibromyalgia
* Debilitating fatigue
* Cognitive dysfunction, including difficulty with concentration,
* short-term memory, and attention
Most of the dermatologists view Morgellons as a new name for an old condition, however if you have similar symptom as discussed above you should consult your dermatologist and you should also aware about the latest development in medical field to combat this disease.
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Those suffer from morgellons disease usually report stinging and biting and something crawling sensation beneath the skin, these are associated with fibers like or filamentous structure that cause manifestation and most of the time this disease affect peripheral nervous system which cause short terms memory and loss of mental concentration. Watch this video, which is about morgellons organism associated with non-healing skin.
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