A Mysterious Illness Called Morgellons Is Spreading Across the U.S. and 15 Other Countries
A mysterious illness known as Morgellons, seemingly straight out of a science fiction movie, is spreading throughout the United States and 15 other countries.
Some individuals have even taken their own lives due to the unbearable torment it causes.
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| A patient suffering from Morgellons disease (Photo: bibleprobe) |
Patients suffering from this disease often describe a feeling of insects or parasites crawling beneath their skin, with blue and white fibers protruding from open wounds. Attempts to extract these fibers lead to excruciating pain.
Ginger Savely, a nurse caring for 28 Morgellons patients, states: “It feels like you’re in a science fiction movie; your body is in a horrific and grotesque state. You feel like there are foreign creatures inhabiting your body and causing harm, while no one believes you.”
The wounds often take on bizarre shapes, and the fibers may appear individually or… in bundles. There are also reports of small black fibers or particles appearing on the skin of individuals who have no open wounds.
Some patients have reported similar symptoms in their pets, primarily dogs, cats, and horses.
According to statistics from the Morgellons Research Foundation (MRF), about 95% of patients experience fatigue and a loss of functional capacity, accompanied by mental sluggishness…
Other symptoms include joint pain, sleep disorders, hair loss, vision impairment, and in some cases, even healthy teeth begin to decay. It appears that once infected, individuals must live with it for life. To date, there have been no reports of symptom relief.
While some doctors believe it is merely a psychological condition, several patients have conducted their own research to prove that they are not imagining their illness.
Kaye Koeberle from Houston recounts: “I pulled out some fibers and placed them on a plate. These fibers grew longer and coiled around the plate.”
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Morgellons Fibers (Photo: kgw) |
Randy Wymore, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Oklahoma and Director of Research at MRF, states: “These are not ordinary textile fibers, nor are they just specks of pepper that dermatologists mistakenly think are on the skin.”
Further investigation into this mysterious phenomenon has led some analysts to suggest that these fibers are composed of cellulose molecules, commonly found in plants.
As of February this year, over 2,000 reports from individuals suffering from this illness have been submitted to MRF from all U.S. states (primarily Texas, California, and Florida) and 15 other countries, including Canada, the UK, Australia, and the Netherlands.
This organization indicates that the actual number of patients is likely much higher, as reports submitted to MRF are limited to those with internet access, and MRF only discovered them online by chance.
Interest in this illness surged after a teenager in Texas named Travis Wilson took his own life due to the unbearable torment of the disease.
However, there is still no comprehensive research on Morgellons, and only a recent article referencing this strange illness has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, a dermatology journal conducted by MRF.
Ky Phong
