Check out http://www.morgellons.org/

The following is only the beginning of what is revealed there.

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The Morgellons Research Foundation is dedicated to finding the cause of
an emerging infectious disease, which mimics scabies and lice. This
foundation has referred to this infectious disease as "Morgellons
Disease", due to the need for a consistent label when contacting
politicians and health departments. The cause of Morgellons Disease is
currently a medical mystery.

Most individuals with this disease report disturbing crawling, stinging,
and biting sensations, as well as non-healing skin lesions, which are
associated with highly unusual structures. These structures can be
described as fiber-like or filamentous, and are the most striking
feature of this disease. In addition, patients report the presence of
seed-like granules and black speck-like material associated with their
skin.

Cases of this disease have been reported to this foundation by people
living in all fifty states in the U.S., as well as fifteen nations. The
majority of individuals reporting symptoms of Morgellons Disease reside
in California, Texas, and Florida. Distinct geographic "cluster" areas
of this disease have been noted near Los Angeles, San Francisco, San
Jose and San Diego, California as well as near Houston, Dallas, Austin,
and Round Rock, Texas.

Physicians treating patients with this disease, believe that it involves
either a novel organism, or a known organism acting in a novel way.
This organism has been difficult to identify, but many physicians report
that it appears to infect some individuals whose immune systems have
been altered by Lyme Disease, also known as Borreliosis. The percentage
of people with Morgellons Disease, who also suffer from Borreliosis,
remains to be seen. One physician who has treated a patient with
symptoms of Morgellons Disease, believes that the etiologic agent of
this disease is Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a resistant bacteria which
can contaminate water. Another physician believes that Morgellons
Disease has a viral etiology. It seems clear that, until public health
agencies properly investigate this situation, the cause of this emerging
illness will remain the subject of speculation.

Although skin symptoms are of particular interest to this foundation and
are extremely troubling to patients, they are also a vital clue that
something is terribly wrong with the body. More significant than skin
symptoms, in terms of the diminished quality of life of the individual
with this illness, are symptoms unrelated to skin, to include Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia (ME), joint pain, and significant
problems with concentration and memory.