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Soothing the - Itchy Skin Parasites

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How To Get your Life Back From Morgellons and O<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Skin</strong> <strong>Parasites</strong><br />

A study conducted under <strong>the</strong> auspices of <strong>the</strong> National Pediculosis<br />

Association (NPA) in Needham, Mass., and <strong>the</strong> Oklahoma State<br />

Department of Health found over 90% of those in <strong>the</strong> study<br />

diagnosed with delusions of parasitosis were infested with<br />

collembola. The full report in pdf format is at<br />

http://www.headlice.org/report/research/jnyes.pdf Twenty people<br />

participated in <strong>the</strong> study.<br />

From <strong>the</strong> report, “Pollen, conidia or spores, hyphae, mycelium or<br />

fibers, or what appeared to be clumped skin or cellular debris were<br />

identified during <strong>the</strong> first six months of image analysis. One or twocell<br />

algae, nematodes, or what appeared to be insect eggs, larvae, or<br />

embryos were also identified. Although everyone in <strong>the</strong> group had at<br />

least one of <strong>the</strong> above findings, none of <strong>the</strong> findings were a common<br />

factor in every subject, making it necessary to continue looking for a<br />

common denominator.” They eventually identified collembola as <strong>the</strong><br />

common factor in 18 of <strong>the</strong> 20 participants. This was conducted by<br />

skilled technicians and it took <strong>the</strong>m over six months of studying <strong>the</strong><br />

microscopy to identify <strong>the</strong> parasites—something your doctor needs<br />

to know. The eggs were 20 to 100 microns in size and <strong>the</strong> organisms<br />

were from 50 to 300 microns in length. For reference, a micron is<br />

one millionth of an inch.<br />

The report notes that, “collembola are abundant in waste water and<br />

contaminated environments making <strong>the</strong>m of growing ecotoxicologic<br />

importance (Hopin, 1997). Generally <strong>the</strong>y feed on decaying matter,<br />

algae, fungi, and bacteria. Typical collembola habitats are moist<br />

environments with high humidity and abundant organic debris.”<br />

The results of <strong>the</strong> study indicate that <strong>the</strong>y generally are a common<br />

factor with which we must deal. The noted presence of nematodes in<br />

some of <strong>the</strong> samples leads us to <strong>the</strong> STRONGYLOIDES<br />

STERCORALIS and o<strong>the</strong>r nematodes which are discussed in <strong>the</strong><br />

next section.<br />

Collembola is highly contagious, however, not everyone is subject to<br />

being infected by <strong>the</strong>m meaning one spouse might have <strong>the</strong>m and <strong>the</strong><br />

o<strong>the</strong>r spouse might not contract <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

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