The First Notice of Morgellons Disease as An Illness">The First Notice of Morgellons Disease as An Illness
The Morgellons Research Foundation began registering people with symptoms of the disease in 2002.
The name “Morgellons Disease” is based on the description of a similar fiber producing condition, found in children by Sir Thomas Browne in 1674. Microscopic drawings, dating from 1682 by Dr. Michel Etmuller appear to be similar to the fibers from present-day sufferers.
There is no evidence giving preference to one season being a more likely time to contract the disease.
There are patients who have claimed to have had the symptoms for as long as two decades. Most were diagnosed with Delusional Parasitosis.
Medical research started in earnest in 2005 at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa.
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