Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons disease

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" Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an

affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause

the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This

research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of

myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities

leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via

the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae.

Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by

larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two

wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue,

body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause

myiasis in humans (20).

Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and, in general,

myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical

countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK,

Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in

the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the

genus Cuterebra.

Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as

'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is

thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).

Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised

in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and

it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms

including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin

and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous material coming

from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along

with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to

find a cure.

Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies

(Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and

many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.

This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to

attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.

Myiasis

Myiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans.

Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative

parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally

develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so

well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites.

In such cases, the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental

parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in

the intestine (6).

The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and

behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded

species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest

animals or humans?

Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome

the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then

it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a

wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought.

Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising

vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other

groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths (30). If this evolutionary

switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this

switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently

recorded.

Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly

susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability

to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous

attractants for flies.

Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects

domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits,

rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk

production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are

also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is

driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to

explain the increase in animal myiasis recorded, as well as climate change.

A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly

populations of 244% by 2080 (43).

Sites of infection

Myiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae

inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities.

Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous

(dermal/sub-dermal), enteric (intestines), ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal,

auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis

cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).

Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host.

For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp,

face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk,

buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga.

Over 50 species of fly larvae have been found in human intestine after surviving

the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum.

Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae,

as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to

cause urogenital myiasis.

Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are

able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye).

Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can

enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g.

Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions).

Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of

infection. "

the article continues (with pics)......

http://www.morgellonsuk.org.uk/micromyiasis.htm

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In your spare time, it really takes time to read through all of this including the link on the bottom, Please read. I did last night and was stunned how much research was done on this subject and how it rings true for me.

From: cerph@... <cerph@...>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mites Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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Read this one time before and it completely rings true for me...reread today and it makes alot of sense esp. since there are many fungal gnats always around me....flies love me and find me very attractive..I've lice combed my hair and found a large fungal,nasty,buzzing gnat on about 3-4 occasions....then there are the little ones I've been seeing esp. around the sink..and also around bath tub...if i go into the woods I come back with quite a few(20 or so) of these in my hair....(not too much hiking lately lol)...usually the very small variety after the hikingFrom: Marguerite <gentlebaybreeze2@...>bird mites Sent: Sun, June 27, 2010 10:00:09 AMSubject: Fw: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons disease

In your spare time, it really takes time to read through all of this including the link on the bottom, Please read. I did last night and was stunned how much research was done on this subject and how it rings true for me.

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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Hi Marguerite,

I've never thought of myself as having Morgellons, because I haven't had any unusual fibers, but their description of the white granules and tiny rice shaped things rang very true to me.

I'm very curious what products would duplicate their suggested treatment of alkaline on skin followed by acidic. I have heard of people using turpentine in lotion, but wasn't aware that there is a prescription product that is turpentine based.

Great of you to find this article. Do you know anything about the researchers or any of their follow-up work? Thanks,

Noreen

From: Marguerite <gentlebaybreeze2@...>bird mites Sent: Sun, June 27, 2010 10:00:09 AMSubject: Fw: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons disease

In your spare time, it really takes time to read through all of this including the link on the bottom, Please read. I did last night and was stunned how much research was done on this subject and how it rings true for me.

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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Marguerite I missed this post back in march. I've always said that I thought whatever I had would fly but from what I could see they seemed mire whitish. I could only see them in certain light. For example sitting in a chair with a lamp next to me and dark background. If I felt something on my skin and scratch it immediately I would see something tiny fly into the light and then pass it. That's why u gave up in my environment because I felt like if they are airborne it's harder to get themSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 27, 2010, at 12:00 PM, Marguerite <gentlebaybreeze2@...> wrote:

In your spare time, it really takes time to read through all of this including the link on the bottom, Please read. I did last night and was stunned how much research was done on this subject and how it rings true for me.

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mites Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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Noreen,

Cerph posted this in march. She maybe able to shed more light on the source, although I think if one opens the link on the bottom of the post, there is an extremely detailed report on the subject including a long list of references.

Myself have not experienced any obvious expelling of fibers, however, I can capture them embedded EVERYWHERE via a digital, UV, fluorecent Microscope and the images look just like those on the Morgellon's sites.

I do have have occassionally strange 'tracks', like spontaneous scratches, almost mirror like. the same pattern is true for the brown and black specks (Mold?...one site explained if you see Moles think Mold ), when I scratch on those specks I see 'them' rise up. It took me a long time to realize and admit and NOW I am absolutely convicenced that I am not only infested but saturated with larvae, I have come accustomed to their cycles even, which postitive or negative stimulant makes them 'stir'. I started using DMSO again and find relief, that concurs with what Dean Loren said in his Interview,

Since already considered 'nuts' , I am going and even say the unspeakable of claiming to have a maggot in my right wrist, I see it pulsating and it is not an artery, it is a different pulsating and S shaped and radiates visible all the way up my foream, that is exactly the site where I encountered a significant Bite, way before I noticed my invasion, this bite left a significant 'strawberry' like rash, 2x2 and itched for days terribly, it recurred after weeks again, then subsided and now I have this strange pulsation and movement and sometimes real pain and my fingers turn into 'wood' transiently at times out of the blue..then normal again...when I scratch the area, lots of tiny things rise up.

I consider going back on Anu again as well. I remember when I took it, I noticed one day, as an example, how nice and healthy my fingernails looked and I felt well. Probably need to take it longer, I experience right now with Trish's new Anu skin line, got the Serum and it feels amazing and the bugs stay away. Still like my Shampoo, just got a nice product 'Miranel', antifungal treatment, Miconazole 2%, with added TeaTree Oil, Camphor, Eucalyptus & Menthol, just put on my feet and covered it with my Aloe impregnated Socks after my bath and feel comfy for a change.

I am still hoping for this Dr. Kilani to write back to me, he is the investigator of an upcoming Morgellon study and all tests are free, a non profit undertaken by the Clongen. laboratory in land.

Marguerite

..

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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addendum:.......I believe that those baths described here quite often of A & H, baking soda and borax etc would be the alkaline treatment, now if one would follow one of these baths with an acidic rinse/shower of lemon/lime and other acidic agents such as ACV (similar to Myrtle's famous ceviche recipe) then that would proximate their idea of creating an effect to diminish or destroy the chemical composition of the larvae/insects.

Antibacterial activityAnimal data

Turpentine possesses antibacterial activity in vitro 1 and has been applied topically to debride severe wounds infested with fly larvae. 8

Read more: http://www.drugs.com/npp/turpentine.html#ixzz0s7XvpTkw

Close relative of turpentine would be the DMSO. Below link: DMSO/MSM combo benefits

http://www.krysalis.net/dmso.htm

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

[Guest guest]

Marguerite I remember my very first trip to the dermatologist office with the rash all over stomach, the derm mentioned how many moles I had in that areaand I had thought she's right I never remembered them being there before, at least not that massive amount. They are gone now. I've even list some mikes that had been there forever! You mentioned the anu serum. I have. Never tried that. I do notice how healthy my nails are while on anu. I have to constantly cut them. It's crazy! Regarding fibers, I get tons of cobwebs in my house on the bottom floor. My house us on a side of mountain with crawl space underneath and hardwood floors. I've looked at these webs with magnifying glass and they seem to be built by fibers that slowly spin areund each other. I have spiderwebs as well. But the cobwebs don't contain a spider. Not sure if this has any relation but I've never been in a place where there

are constant cobwebs and only on bottom floor Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 27, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Marguerite <gentlebaybreeze2@...> wrote:

Noreen,

Cerph posted this in march. She maybe able to shed more light on the source, although I think if one opens the link on the bottom of the post, there is an extremely detailed report on the subject including a long list of references.

Myself have not experienced any obvious expelling of fibers, however, I can capture them embedded EVERYWHERE via a digital, UV, fluorecent Microscope and the images look just like those on the Morgellon's sites.

I do have have occassionally strange 'tracks', like spontaneous scratches, almost mirror like. the same pattern is true for the brown and black specks (Mold?...one site explained if you see Moles think Mold ), when I scratch on those specks I see 'them' rise up. It took me a long time to realize and admit and NOW I am absolutely convicenced that I am not only infested but saturated with larvae, I have come accustomed to their cycles even, which postitive or negative stimulant makes them 'stir'. I started using DMSO again and find relief, that concurs with what Dean Loren said in his Interview,

Since already considered 'nuts' , I am going and even say the unspeakable of claiming to have a maggot in my right wrist, I see it pulsating and it is not an artery, it is a different pulsating and S shaped and radiates visible all the way up my foream, that is exactly the site where I encountered a significant Bite, way before I noticed my invasion, this bite left a significant 'strawberry' like rash, 2x2 and itched for days terribly, it recurred after weeks again, then subsided and now I have this strange pulsation and movement and sometimes real pain and my fingers turn into 'wood' transiently at times out of the blue..then normal again...when I scratch the area, lots of tiny things rise up.

I consider going back on Anu again as well. I remember when I took it, I noticed one day, as an example, how nice and healthy my fingernails looked and I felt well. Probably need to take it longer, I experience right now with Trish's new Anu skin line, got the Serum and it feels amazing and the bugs stay away. Still like my Shampoo, just got a nice product 'Miranel', antifungal treatment, Miconazole 2%, with added TeaTree Oil, Camphor, Eucalyptus & Menthol, just put on my feet and covered it with my Aloe impregnated Socks after my bath and feel comfy for a change.

I am still hoping for this Dr. Kilani to write back to me, he is the investigator of an upcoming Morgellon study and all tests are free, a non profit undertaken by the Clongen. laboratory in land.

Marguerite

..

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,

in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrous

material coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,

the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths

(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animal

myiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvae

have been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgello

nsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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Marguerite and Noreen,This article sure rang bells and whistles for me. I will list the things that pop out for me about this fascinating article.1) I have seen the tiniest of flies at times, only visible in certain light flying around me. I was able to capture one and put in on microscope. As someone else stated, they are so tiny they are almost invisible to the human eye and can only be seen under special lighting. Since I've lived in this house (12 years) we've had problems with no-see-ums and midges in the back of the house during the summer and spring. I could not sit out there because of the biting. The back of our house is on a hill, open to wildlife and we have deer all the time, wild turkeys, among other wildlife occasionally, but most commonly deer. The hill is mainly grass with some shrubbery here and there. Domestic animals use this area frequently too, mainly cats and dogs. We have lots of rodents too like gophers, rats and mice.2) I have one of those special UV flashlights you can buy and my fibers do floresce, particularly on my feet. Whenever there is a sensation of crawling I used to go into a dark room to look at the foot, or hand in that spot. There was always a blue or sometimes red florescence in that very spot. I could wipe it away with any cream or something like Aquafor and paper towel.Now I am going to look up on the internet anything I can find about Arachnocampa funus gnat luciferin (fungus gnat) because according to the article this has florescing capabilities. I will have to re-read this article.The other thing that popped out for me was the authors recommended ironing clothing. I can tell you that it was essential for us to use a steam press for at least a year on all our clothing, and bedding, every single day. Don't use it any more as I don't need to, but I still recommend it because it is a lot less work and less stressful than ironing--the hot steam really cooks any agrobacterium remaining in clothing or anything like eggs from these pests. We stopped getting biting when I had seriously started pressing all our clothing and I mean all of it, including jacket and blankets and sheets. When I buy something new I usually press it before we wear it.I'll post more as I read and understand more.What I don't understand: why is it that Randy Wymore would not have found DNA from any insects in any of his culturing? But, if these insects are quickly morphing as a result of eating new species of plants that have been modified via spraying, anything is possible - possibly these bugs are part plant as well which is changing their DNA. ??? Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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I think turpentine is highly toxic and I would not use it under any circumstances. The skin is the largest organ of the body and absorbs everything. I would not put this stuff on the skin even if it did kill some of the stuff in lesions. Even if it were applied to livestock for fly larvae on their fur or hide, you would be eating turpentine in your milk or beef at a low level if you ingested the meat. Because turpentine is a solvent, Hulda would be turning in her grave if we started using that stuff on ourselves. Her belief was that solvents cause hatching of parasite eggs in the body which in turn cause cancer. She claimed that at the inside of all tumors was a parasite if it were dissected and that this starts the process of creating cancer and tumors. Parasite eggs + solvents = cancer in her books. I believe this may be one avenue for getting cancer. Certainly not the only avenue, but one.With already weakened immune systems, this could be devastating. Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers and,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions and fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory parasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g. protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another theory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C. anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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where did you get your steam press, what brand? Was it expensive? ThanksSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 28, 2010, at 10:03 AM, Goldstein@... wrote:

Marguerite and Noreen,This article sure rang bells and whistles for me. I will list the things that pop out for me about this fascinating article.1) I have seen the tiniest of flies at times, only visible in certain light flying around me. I was able to capture one and put in on microscope. As someone else stated, they are so tiny they are almost invisible to the human eye and can only be seen under special lighting. Since I've lived in this house (12 years) we've had problems with no-see-ums and midges in the back of the house during the summer and spring. I could not sit out there because of the biting. The back of our house is on a hill, open to wildlife and we have deer all the time, wild turkeys, among other wildlife occasionally, but most commonly deer. The hill is mainly grass with some shrubbery here and there. Domestic animals use this area frequently too, mainly cats

and dogs. We have lots of rodents too like gophers, rats and mice.2) I have one of those special UV flashlights you can buy and my fibers do floresce, particularly on my feet. Whenever there is a sensation of crawling I used to go into a dark room to look at the foot, or hand in that spot. There was always a blue or sometimes red florescence in that very spot. I could wipe it away with any cream or something like Aquafor and paper towel.Now I am going to look up on the internet anything I can find about Arachnocampa funus gnat luciferin (fungus gnat) because according to the article this has florescing capabilities. I will have to re-read this article.The other thing that popped out for me was the authors recommended ironing clothing. I can tell you that it was essential for us to use a steam press for at least a year on all our clothing, and bedding, every single

day. Don't use it any more as I don't need to, but I still recommend it because it is a lot less work and less stressful than ironing--the hot steam really cooks any agrobacterium remaining in clothing or anything like eggs from these pests. We stopped getting biting when I had seriously started pressing all our clothing and I mean all of it, including jacket and blankets and sheets. When I buy something new I usually press it before we wear it.I'll post more as I read and understand more.What I don't understand: why is it that Randy Wymore would not have found DNA from any insects in any of his culturing? But, if these insects are quickly morphing as a result of eating new species of plants that have been modified via spraying, anything is possible - possibly these bugs are part plant as well which is changing their DNA. ??? Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers

and,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions

and fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory

parasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g.

protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another

theory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.

anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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you are right, it was late at night and that is when i get most desperate.. Just tossing ideas. In the morning I reconsider.

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers

and,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions

and fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory

parasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g.

protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another

theory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.

anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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I recentlyheard on the news that most fast food restaurants get there hamburger meet from companies that clean the meat with ammonia, I haven't had a fast food burger since!Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 28, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Goldstein@... wrote:

I think turpentine is highly toxic and I would not use it under any circumstances. The skin is the largest organ of the body and absorbs everything. I would not put this stuff on the skin even if it did kill some of the stuff in lesions. Even if it were applied to livestock for fly larvae on their fur or hide, you would be eating turpentine in your milk or beef at a low level if you ingested the meat. Because turpentine is a solvent, Hulda would be turning in her grave if we started using that stuff on ourselves. Her belief was that solvents cause hatching of parasite eggs in the body which in turn cause cancer. She claimed that at the inside of all tumors was a parasite if it were dissected and that this starts the process of creating cancer and tumors. Parasite eggs + solvents = cancer in her books. I believe this may be one avenue for getting cancer. Certainly not

the only avenue, but one.With already weakened immune systems, this could be devastating. Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellers

and,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesions

and fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatory

parasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g.

protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as another

theory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.

anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of

infection."

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The steam press is made by Singer that I have. It cost about $200 and the stand was another $100. Works well. These are used by sewers and quilters primarily, but can be used really well to replace a regular iron. Press surface is 10x larger than an iron and pressing takes 1/10th the time of an iron. Steaming is much more intense than an iron. For large items like sheets, a press is perfect. I bought thin blankets to press too. Gradually I let up on pressing sheets and blankets as didn't need to do those after a while, but kept up with the clothing for a long time. The stand is a good idea because you can work quickly standing up and doing pressing. I could press everything, including sheets from a couple of loads of dried clothing in a half hour. Then I would put pressed items into zip lock large bags, separate for my stuff and husband's stuff. I used new bags every few weeks too. Target has the real large bags, zip lock. The bags would go on shelves for easy access, so he could quickly find his work clothing.This is what the stand looks like:http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=200177&catid=46900&aid=338666&aparam=200177Here is a website that sells the Singer ESP2 which is what I have. They do not all get equally hot and the Singer gets the hottest. I wanted one that would get very very hot!http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/clothing-presses.php?src=google&cmp=Irons__Steamers&adgp=Presses&kw=Singer_steam_press_Broad&gclid=CPyOwNCRw6ICFQtKgwodLV7j5Q----- Original Message -----From: Rush <rushtessman@...>bird mites Sent: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:37:14 -0000 (UTC)Subject: Re: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons disease

where did you get your steam press, what brand? Was it expensive? ThanksSent from my iPhone

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Marguerite and Noreen,This article sure rang bells and whistles for me. I will list the things that pop out for me about this fascinating article.1) I have seen the tiniest of flies at times, only visible in certain light flying around me. I was able to capture one and put in on microscope. As someone else stated, they are so tiny they are almost invisible to the human eye and can only be seen under special lighting. Since I've lived in this house (12 years) we've had problems with no-see-ums and midges in the back of the house during the summer and spring. I could not sit out there because of the biting. The back of our house is on a hill, open to wildlife and we have deer all the time, wild turkeys, among other wildlife occasionally, but most commonly deer. The hill is mainly grass with some shrubbery here and there. Domestic animals use this area frequently too, mainly catsand dogs. We have lots of rodents too like gophers, rats and mice.2) I have one of those special UV flashlights you can buy and my fibers do floresce, particularly on my feet. Whenever there is a sensation of crawling I used to go into a dark room to look at the foot, or hand in that spot. There was always a blue or sometimes red florescence in that very spot. I could wipe it away with any cream or something like Aquafor and paper towel.Now I am going to look up on the internet anything I can find about Arachnocampa funus gnat luciferin (fungus gnat) because according to the article this has florescing capabilities. I will have to re-read this article.The other thing that popped out for me was the authors recommended ironing clothing. I can tell you that it was essential for us to use a steam press for at least a year on all our clothing, and bedding, every singleday. Don't use it any more as I don't need to, but I still recommend it because it is a lot less work and less stressful than ironing--the hot steam really cooks any agrobacterium remaining in clothing or anything like eggs from these pests. We stopped getting biting when I had seriously started pressing all our clothing and I mean all of it, including jacket and blankets and sheets. When I buy something new I usually press it before we wear it.I'll post more as I read and understand more.What I don't understand: why is it that Randy Wymore would not have found DNA from any insects in any of his culturing? But, if these insects are quickly morphing as a result of eating new species of plants that have been modified via spraying, anything is possible - possibly these bugs are part plant as well which is changing their DNA. ??? Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting travellersand,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic fatigue, sores/lesionsand fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they essentially become obligatoryparasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have happened with other groups, e.g.protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new hosts, which has been proposed as anothertheory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis, and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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I used a fairly cheap steamer for a while and found it helped, also used the large totes/ziplocks., Walmart no longer has them, i noticed.

I really eyed the LadyBug over 1 K, but will consider looking into the Singer, i want it hot, hot hot or nothing..

From: cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net <cerphsbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infecting

travellersand,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronic

fatigue, sores/lesionsand fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that they

essentially become obligatoryparasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to have

happened with other groups, e.g.protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find new

hosts, which has been proposed as anothertheory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis,

and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (with

pics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm

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The fellow at the company that sold the Singer to me said some of the presses do not even apply patches well because they are not hot enough--like on Boy Scout uniforms or military uniforms, but the SINGER that I have when tested at the company with patches never came off because the Singer was so hot. That sold me and people had returned other machines that did not get hot enough. He was correct too because when I finally had my machine, I tested it with patches. I didn't want a mamby-pamby machine if I was going to spend $300. Close associations: Micro-Myiasis & Morgellons diseasebird mitesDate: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:27 PM

"Micro-Myiasis is a term coined by the authors of this research. It describes an affliction of myiasis, but focuses on small, primitive fly species, that cause the infestation of small fly larvae, causing generalized, chronic myiasis. This research leads to the possibility that cases of Morgellons disease, are forms of myiasis described above. It discusses the possibility that the unusual entities leached from morgellon sufferer's skin and their symptoms, can be explained via the anatomy, physiology and secretions from these small fly larvae. Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals by larvae of the order Diptera (true flies; i.e., those whose adults have two wings) that feed for varying time periods on the host's dead or living tissue, body substances, or ingested food (1). There are 36 types of fly known to cause myiasis in humans (20). Many reports are concerning myiasis infectingtravellersand,in general, myiasis is thought to be much less common in temperate regions than in tropical countries. However, human cases also originate from North America, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Greece amongst others. Myiasis is endemic in the United States, where it is thought to be caused by larvae of flies of the genus Cuterebra. Billions of livestock and domestic animals are infected by fly larvae (known as 'Fly strike'), every year, all over the world. The increasing number of cases is thought to be caused by global warming and a resistance to pesticides (42).Morgellons disease is a systemic, medical condition that began to be recognised in 2002. Morgellons is barely recognised by main stream medical communities and it's cause has not been established to date. It has a variety of symptoms including itchy skin; with crawling, biting sensations, white granules from skin and hair follicles, chronicfatigue, sores/lesionsand fibrousmaterial coming from skin (2). Morgellons sufferers often test positive for Lyme disease along with other bacterial and fungal infections. Very few sufferers have managed to find a cure.Morgellon disease sufferers often observe activities related to small flies (Table 1). Some describe themselves as being 'saturated' with small larvae and many sufferers talk of seeing worms coming from their skin.This study outlines published myiasis research and primarily relates it to attributes and cases of Morgellons disease.MyiasisMyiasis is caused by parasitic fly larvae that infect animals and humans. Obligatory parasites require living tissue for larval development. Facultative parasites usually develop on carrion or vegetable matter, but may occasionally develop on living tissue. Some facultative myiasis-causing flies have adapted so well to a parasitic existence that theyessentially become obligatoryparasites. In such cases,the distinction blurs between the two categories. In accidental parasitism, the eggs or larvae are accidentally ingested and are not killed in the intestine (6).The scientific community have not yet established the biological, chemical and behavioural traits of myiasis causing flies (30). So out of the 158,000 recorded species of fly, why is it believed that only certain species manage to infest animals or humans?Experts question whether it is simply the ability of the fly larvae to overcome the immune defence response of the living host (30). If this is the case, then it may indicate that humans and animals maybe susceptible to infections from a wider variety of fly families with various attributes, than currently thought. Furthermore, in terms of evolution, experts believe that arthropods parasitising vertebrates is a switch, which is not thought to havehappened with other groups, e.g.protozoa, nematodes and platyhelminths(30). If this evolutionary switch/switches took place with flies, then there is a possibility that this switching has actually taken place with a wider variety of flies than presently recorded.Children, the elderly, the disabled and the immuno-compromised are particularly susceptible to myaisis infections, due to lack of physical movement (inability to scratch), decreased personal hygiene and therefore greater odourous attractants for flies.Myiasis is responsible for severe economic losses for animal farming and affects domestic and wild animals including cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, amphibians and even elephants. It causes abortions, reduced milk production, weight and fertility loss and poor quality hides (30). There are also scientific reports that consider whether the extensive use of pesticides is driving flies to find newhosts, which has been proposed as anothertheory to explain the increase in animalmyiasis recorded, as well as climate change. A simulated climate change model predicted a potential increase in fly populations of 244% by 2080 (43). Sites of infectionMyiasis can cause a broad range of infections depending on where the larvae inhabit the host (5). The main infection sites are orifices and body cavities. Myiasis is classified by area of infestation in the body, typically: cutaneous (dermal/sub- dermal), enteric (intestines) , ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, auricular, oral, mammary, urogenital and anal (6). In one review of 25 myiasis cases, the scalp was the most commonly affected region (40%) (11).Often, the species causing the infestation prefer particular sites of the host. For example, in cutaneous myiasis the common sites for lesions are the scalp, face, forearms, and legs for the Myiasis causing D. hominis,and the trunk, buttocks and thighs for C.anthropophaga. Over 50 species of fly larvaehave been found in human intestine after surviving the stomach acid(43), and some end up parasitizing in the region of the rectum. Larvae of the fly families Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae and Phoridae, as well as mosquitoes of the families Anisopodidae and Scenobinidae are known to cause urogenital myiasis. Nasal-pharyngeal myiasis is known to be caused by 8 families of flies which are able to enter the eyes (e.g. Oestrus ovis into the nose and within the eye). Dermal and subdermal myiasis is the commonest form, since the eggs or larvae can enter wounds or may even enter healthy skin regions. Some larvae (e.g. Hypodermatidae) are able to wander around under the skin (creeping eruptions). Generalised myiasis is the term used when their are multiple sites of infection."the article continues (withpics)......http://www.morgellonsuk.org. uk/micromyiasis. htm