http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons

Interesting, I'd like to see how the actual study turns out. All the papers published at the moment seem to be very much up in the air. Also, if it does turn out Morgellons is a real, unique, non-psychological disease, I'd venture a guess that a large number of people reporting symptoms post-news-broadcast don't have it - classic media-induced delusion. And you heard it all here, FIRST, on Channel VideoSift.

Good sift, JD.

The real wackos are claiming it is carbon nanotubes of self-replicating machines.

"I wish I had never used the term 'grey goo'", Eric Drexler, Nature 10 June 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_goo

Sorry a viral advertising scam for a scanner darkly attempting to masquerade as real science.

Sadly, not a viral.. More a case of art imitating life.

Worst. Downvote. Ever.

Rembar bite my shiny metal ass.

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology printed two letters, and a commentary on them, in its November 2006 issue. Their consensus was that dermatologists should humor patients who think they have "Morgellons disease", but treat them for delusional parasitosis. [2][3][4]. The National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Diseases presently links their entry on Morgellons[5] to the CDC's page on delusional parasitosis. Morgellons has been succesfully treated with the antipsychotic medication Pimozide[6], which has been used to treat delusional parasitosis.

Deluded people's psychosis being used as a marketing tool.

Don't get your undies all in a bunch, Bl.

"Sorry a viral advertising scam for a scanner darkly attempting to masquerade as real science."

Are you referring to a rumor started by a comment made by a Slashdotter noting the similiarity between Margellons and Dick's writing, a rumor that was subsequently spread around the net as fact? Hmmmmm....

You're right, the JAAD did print two letters and commentary. In scientific communities, letters are submitted as such, and not as papers, which would carry much more weight in the scientific and medical communities, because there is no real data to support them.

Of course, the CDC doesn't really lend any credence to the whole viral advertisement idea, and as JD mentioned, they're launching a proper investigation into the possibility of the disease.

The disease may be be a result of delusional parasitosis, sure, and likely is. But that does not mean that there is no benefit nor use to properly researching the disease, be it a psychological phenomenon or a parasitic infection, nor is it proof or even indication that the disease is being used as a marketing tool. There's a reason there are infectious disease experts seriously researching this disease, and it's not because they want to help sell a movie that's been out for nearly a year.

This CDC investigation has been postponed 6 times. Yep it's a real serious issue. The viral was also covered many other publications other than Slashdot. Either way I don't support giving credibility to a psychosis. So the downvote was valid contrary to your statement earlier.

Considering a proper investigation would be taking credibility away from Morgellons if it were truly psychosis, and considering all solid evidence points to it not having been a viral advertisement for a movie that was released nearly a year ago, I'm gonna stick with my original statement.

Considering this happens in Texas, I'm sure the "bugs" borrowing under the skin, are actually these people's last working brain cells trying to escape their bodies.

Isn't this one of the symptoms you can get from Chemtrails?