The Unidentified Complaint Recognized As Morgellons
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We are capable of an amazing variety of abilities thanks to the unique physical makeup of our body. The complexity of our integrated system of systems has been the focus of considerable study and research for centuries. Still, despite this compelling and voluminous effort, we are hardly able to say we understand our body completely. Just when we we think we are getting the measure of us, something like Morgellons arises to the surprise of traditional medicine.
When it first came to light, the attending physicians could not identify an causative agent in the young boy, and were compelled to suspect the mother of suffering from a condition wherein a parent pretends their child is sick, or in extreme cases causes the child to be sick to garner medical attention. This single step has deeply prejudiced the medical community regarding this disease or syndrome, and taints the reception of information from those who self diagnose with the condition.
While the scientific community is loath to accept that there may be a completely new affliction with an as yet unpredictable and difficult to assess disease process, the number of admitted sufferers grows. They individuals who have explained their affliction were smart enough to get their concerns heard by government officials which helps to keep energy focused on researching the illness with the goal of identifying the causative agent and then some type of treatment.
Symptoms are not universally the same, but they are consistent across the population of those who state that they suffer from it. Ironically, the existence of the world wide web is used to speculate that patients have found the list of symptoms first and then claim the affliction. This is not surprising as those who have conducted research have not always provided corroborating findings to support their work.
The process by which a completely new disease or condition is identified by medical science is long, slow and frustrating. The usual first reaction is denial, followed by continuous skepticism until incontrovertible proof can be documented. The seminal incident bringing this condition to light was by a persistent mother with training in biological science, which might seem to make the process move faster. On the contrary, the mother became suspect as a sufferer of a psychiatric condition, further diluting the energy expended in identifying the disease.
For those who have this condition, the symptoms are real and so is the suffering. They experience the frustration that must have accompanied the presence of all disease before we could identify the causality and work for a treatment or cure. That the body of knowledge about Morgellons is growing is promising. With dedication and awareness we can hope the epidemiology of this ailment will soon be identified and relief provided to its victims.
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