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How I Cured Morgellons Forum Response

NOTE: This is a discussion list reponse to Who here believes that Morgellons is contagious?


ps

9/24/2010
11:26:33 PM
To understand whether or not Morgellons is contagious person to person, we need to know what causes the disease. It has been my impression that Mel wanted his focus more about how to get rid of Morgellons than to be a site about what causes it. Much to my surprise Mel opened that can of worms on a conference call hosted by Dennis Richard of A2Z about Morgellons on Thursday September 16, 2010. Dennis was gracious enough to ask Mel, John B., and me to be guest on that program devoted exclusively to Morgellons. We did discuss the cause of Morgellons on the call. A link to that conference call has been posted on this website in the "Conference Call Archive", it is worth a listen.

My findings indicate that Morgellons has three major components associated with it. First a parasitic worm, Second a fungus that is specific to that worm, and third opportunist pathogens that can include, but not limited to; bacteria, fungus, and virus.

As stated earlier on this forum, two things appear necessary to develop Morgellons. One: carrying the Morgellons pathogen (the parasitic worm) and two: a compromised immune system. I have carried the parasitic worm for most of my life. During that time I enjoyed good health much of the time. Only rarely did I have any symptoms of Morgellons. Those were limited to fatigue, itching, and small lesions. Most looked like a pimple but a couple were like a small callous that never went away. It only when I had pneumonia that caused an Immunodeficiency state that I started to develop more skin lesions. Only when I started taking MMS out of desperation for my autoimmune diseases, and the "horrid little worms" started to crawl out, did it dawn on me that I might have Morgellons.

My best guess as to how Morgellons is contracted is food, water, wind, or rarely the fecal oral route. Although the eggs are very large compared to a helminth they can be carried by the wind and enter the nose or mouth. This could explain along with a difference in immune systems why some families all seem to have Morgellons or why only one person in a family or group of people has it.

Some of the opportunist infections associated with Morgellons probably are easily communicable. It is possible that they may suppress a person's immune system allowing Morgellons to emerge if the pathogen is present. Another possibility is that these may cause skin lesions that are not Morgellons but mistaken for it.

To my knowledge none of the people I have been around have Morgellons. My wife of many years shows no signs of Morgellons. Based on my experience and research I don't think Morgellons is easily transmitted from person to person.


PS