I had never heard of this disease until a few weeks ago when one of my friends found 3 sores on his body. He thought at first they were just large pimples until he went to pop one and instead of pus, a fiber like hair emerged.
This disease which was first seen in 2006 was diagnosed as delusional feelings of bugs crawling under the skin and the fibers that were found on the body were just pieces of lint. Medical researchers almost brushed it off, however when a scientists son kept saying bugs and pointing to his lip she began to take a closer look. Under a 30x magnification she was strands of multicolored fibers running through his lip. The fibers glow under ultraviolet light and it is to believed that around 11,00 families have been infected with this disease.
Morgellons was first discovered in the 17th century and the word actually means "harsh hairs" because people began to notice thread like black hairs sprouting from the body, usually on children back then.
Symptoms include:
fatigue
lesions that start as bumps
sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
itchiness
fibers coming out of the skin
fibers running throughout the skin (like multicolored veins)
clusters of what looks like lint of crushed bugs in lesions
harding or thickening of skin
hair loss
lymph edema
joint pain
It's been researched very little since 2006 however in 2008 many people have come out on CNN, ABC, NBC and other shows demanding that more research be put towards this disease. Some medical researchers are saying this disease is a result of lyme disease, some say its a fungi, a parasite that lives on the skin and later burrows into the skin, and some doctors still say its a delusion.
