Preliminary findings suggest a link between Morgellons Disease and Agrobacterium, a soil bacterium extensively manipulated and used in making GM crops; has genetic engineering created a new epidemic?
CDC launch investigation on Morgellons’ Disease
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States announced the launch of an investigation on ‘Morgellons Disease’ in January 2008, after receiving thousands of complaints from people with this bewildering condition, which it describes as follows: “Persons who suffer from this unexplained skin condition report a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting and stinging sensations; granules, threads, fibers, or black speck-like materials on or beneath the skin, and/or skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). In addition to skin manifestations, some sufferers also report fatigue, mental confusion, short term memory loss, joint pain, and changes in visions.”
Morgellons Disease first became known in 2001, when Mary Leitao created a web site describing the illness in her young son, which she named after a 17th century medical study in France describing similar symptoms. Until then, people with Morgellons Disease have been diagnosed as cases of “delusional parasitosis”, in which the symptoms are deemed entirely imaginary, and lesions allegedly due to self-inflicted wounds.
Indeed, the debate over Morgellons Disease has continued in the pages of medical and scientific journals right up to the CDC’s announcement.
Dr. Michele Pearson, principal investigator for the CDC said that the primary goals of the study are “to learn more about who may be affected with this condition, the symptoms they experience and to look for clues about factors that might contribute to the condition,” adding that the condition is “complex”, and “may be due to multiple factors.”
In response to questions from journalists at the CDC press conference, Pearson said:
“We are aware that many patients have suffered from this condition. And, I can tell you that here at CDC, we have really been seeing an increasing number of these reports over the past year or so.”
CDC’s investigation is to be carried out in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research and the US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Dr. Joe Selby, Director of the Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research, said the study would proceed in three stages. In the first stage, they will identify all members who may have seen a Kaiser Permanente physician with symptoms suggestive of this condition at any point during the 18 months between July 1 2006 and December 31, 2007, and determine whether they meet eligibility criteria for the study. In stage two, all eligible members will be invited to complete a comprehensive web based or telephone survey conducted by the CDC that examines the duration and severity of a variety of symptoms. And in stage three, those with active symptoms will be invited to the division of research for an extensive clinical examination including collection of skin biopsies, blood and urine samples.
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Interesting!
Some links for anyone who hasn't heard of it before.
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Good links, toshiba, thanks.
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- Vierotchka
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My sister has been itching so badly for three years that her skin is permanently damaged. No doctor has figured out the cause. She has literally seen over a hundred doctors.
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- MeganMcKenzie
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I am going to research this some more. This is disgusting.
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This is really affecting many poeple, and the have nowhere to go.
Good get V.
The GM link is terrifying.
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- Pericles_Lewnes
- 1 year ago
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Morgellons Disease May be Linked to Genetically Modified Foods.
Allergies, type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancers, depression, early onset of puberty... who knows what these fake foods exacerbate in humans. The FDA is keeping it quiet to cover for Monsanto's profits.
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- JanforGore
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This is frightening
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So, I looked into that source and it directs to:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/error/login_error.php?location=The "Institute of Science and Society" . . . sounds official doesn't it.
However the link to the paper doesn't even give an abstract like any other respectable source would without paying a membership fee, which would be odd for a legitimate source.
So I looked at the displayed list of their recent publications for sale:
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---------------------------------------------------------------------I'm sorry but this doesn't appear to be a respectable source at all since all of these recent publications appear to slant to a particular "organic" mantra.
Also, their self-applied description of:
"Science in Society magazine The only radical science magazine on earth". . . demands incredulity to this being a viable source of rational information.
The term "radical" implies a lax set of rules and science is not "radical" by nature. If you can't prove something through a thorough use of the scientific method and proper data analysis techniques , then you can't prove it.
So instead of just singularly dismissing the agrobacterium hypothesis off of one bad source, I tried looking it up on scholar.google.com . . . and I could find nothing that had both the words agrobacterium and Morgellons or Morgellons and GMO. I welcome you to find a published article in a respected peer-reviewed journal if you can, I however can not.
So, as it looks . . . your source is invalid and there is not yet any proven link to the Hypothesis that Morgellons is caused by GMO's.
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Man wanted all the fame and $$ for playing god without stopping to consider the ramifications,saying this is the tip of the iceberg is understatment
The army of modified organisms already on this Bio dome will change it !
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- ras_menelik
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Symptoms Of
Morgellons Affliction
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10-24-6(A comprehensive list of symptoms compiled from first-hand input and a consensus of sufferers.)
You - or someone you know - may have Morgellons Disease and not realize it yet.
Morgellons symptoms fit into many other illness profiles. They may appear slowly and take years to culminate into full-blown Morgellons Disease. And symptoms may occur intermittently over time, appearing to go into remission and then resurfacing.
Symptoms are often rationalized as being "nothing," thoughtlessly disregarded or misdiagnosed. Even worse, victims are placed in the diagnostic category: Delusional Parasitosis.
It is believed that pets also get Morgellons, exhibiting many of the same symptoms as humans, which are sometimes fatal.
For the most part, medical professionals and veterinarians are unaware of Morgellons. At present, no official diagnostic code exists for insurance companies. Research is currently under way. Labs are soon to report in-depth results of their findings.
As grassroots awareness continues, it is sadly inevitable that many more sufferers - both human and animal - will surface. And that's the hairy, 800-pound gorilla in the room.
Our comprehensive symptoms list is compiled from first-hand input and consensus of sufferers.click for long list of symptoms
http://www.rense.com/general74/morg4.htmInformation and Support site for Morgellons Disease! Please drop by and share & learn.
http://www.morgellons-disease-research.com-
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- ras_menelik
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Jan 17, 2008 - 1 year ago -
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta announced Wednesday plans to look into a condition known as Morgellons Disease. Symptoms include the sensation of bugs crawling under the skin, lesions and strange red, blue or black fibers coming from those lesions. "We believe that the suffering many people associate with this condition is best addressed by a careful, objective scientific analysis," said Dr. Michele Pearson, CDC. North Texan Cindy Casey has been suffering from the bizarre condition for years. Casey and many other Morgellons patients have been dismissed by the medical community and, in some cases, told they were delusional. While Casey is hopeful the CDC will be open minded in their investigation, she's still concerned. "We've basically gotten such lip service from the CDC for so long that I would not know if they were being sincere," she said. The CDC along with Kaiser Permanente will conduct the study over the next year in northern California, one of the places shown to have a high number of Morgellons cases. http://nevernwo.blogspot.com/-
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