Parasitic Infection Flummoxes Victims and Doctors

Toxictoy writes "Imagine having a disease that is so controversial that doctors refuse to treat you. 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. Sound like a bad plot for a Sci-Fi channel movie? Think again - it could be Morgellon's Syndrome."

Comments

Don't panic

[AlaskanUnderachiever]

Don't worry, I'm sure it can be cured with aromatherapy, reflexology, homeopathy and a large dose of serpentes lipids. . .

Re:Don't panic

[turbosk]

"I read the RTFA and I can understand some of the patients described in it who are taking a gun to a dermatologist appointment. I have wanted to do that on couple of occasions myself."

Man, you and I are the reasons they invented restraining orders.....

Re:Don't panic

[Propaganda13]

House would have had this cleared up during one of his clinic duties. It wouldn't even warrant a full show.

Re:Don't panic

[n0dna]

Yes, but he would have had to break into your apartment.

Attention! Attention!

[BlackMesaLabs]

The infected are known to be hostile and will attack you on sight! Do not take chances! Use extreme caution!
The only way to stop the infected is by destroying the brain or severing the head from the body!
The government advises all citizens to return to their places of residence and begin stockpiling water and food. Do not make contact with any infected persons!

Re:Attention! Attention!

[chiller2]

No problem mate. I'm off down the Winchester ;)

By the way, you've got red on you!

New story title ...

[icepick72]

Grow Your Own Sweater.

So, is that a race or a specific space tyrant?

[djSpinMonkey]

"Morgellan's Syndrome?" Dude, that still sounds like the plot of a bad sci-fi movie. Do they cure it by reversing the polarity of Jordie's visor and routing a graviton particle beam through Data's knee?

Re:So, is that a race or a specific space tyrant?

[ScrewMaster]

Do they cure it by reversing the polarity of Jordie's visor and routing a graviton particle beam through Data's knee?

Nope. It's a verteron pulse.

Obligatory Simpsons quote

[D H NG]

Dr. Nick Riviera: "Sir, calm down, you're going to give yourself skin failure. The symptoms you describe lead me to believe that you are suffering from bonus eruptus, a rare disorder in which the skeleton tries to jump out of the skin. The only way to stop it is through transdental electromicide. I'll need a golf cart motor and a thousand volt capacimator, stat."

Don't worry

[DoubleRing]

Don't worry, I have mod points! Oh, wait...

Re:How to get attention;

[AndroidCat]

No geology? What if it's a bad case of continental drift?

Pictures

[jalet]

I can't speak about what these people feel, or why.

But, what I can speak about from experience, is that all the pictures on their website ARE NOT made by medical personnel or equipment, or else this personnel has to be fired. I know since I view medical pictures every day in the course of my job.

They are all blurred and noisy and there's no way to know the exact size of samples. This, more than the stories themselves, makes the whole difficult to be trusted.

BTW I've myself got a strange condition : I've got greenish, slimy, self reproducing insects which live in my nose, and which make me want to scratch it all the time. As of today, noone has been able to explain this very rare infection to me.