Post by Jill on Nov 21, 2007 23:28:22 GMT -5
Sammy had broached the subject of "Anchor Worms" on another thread.
Sammy, do you have a link for info/pictures?
Cliff, Nancy and another person (don't know name) have put together what they term 'The Bryozoan Hypothesis'- the origin of Morgellons. Still under construction, much can be learned :
The Bryozoan Hypothesis
www.morgellons-disease-research.com/Morgellons-Message-Board/index.php?topic=1718.0;topicseen
The Bryozoan Hypothesis
The Origin of Morgellons
A revised and updated posting of the truth to the morgellons disease
The Bryozoan Hypothesis presents an overwhelming amount of evidence and valid arguements to support the idea that one or more species of Bryozoa are now, and most likely have been for some time, parasitizing human beings which is responsible for resulting in symptoms consistent with those seen in morgellons sufferers.
This Hypothesis can explain all of the symptoms and characteristics associated with morgellons including:
The fibers, and their flourescence, colors, and chemical composition
The "callus" and thickening of the skin
The biting and crawling sensations
The orange flouresense under ultraviolet
The association with certain bacterias
The mycoplasma-like organisms
The joint pain
The blue fuzz balls
The dermatitis
The growth pattern of infection
The various reports of an electrical component (conductivity, unusual occurances)
The various reports of percieved communication ability
The brown bodies
And more
***SNIP***********
Excerpt
Bryozoans are greatly diversified and occur in various forms such as soft gelatinous colonies, fenestrate and squamous colonies, arborescent, chitinous, or calcareous, colonies, single- or multi-layered crustose(crust-like) colonies, colonies boring into hard substrates and those burrowing into soft material, penetrating by chemical and mechanical means respectively. Very little study has been performed on those species that bore or burrow so there is little knowledge as to the effects on the host, the adaptations made by the bryozoan to exist in such an environment, or how commonly this occurs.
***SNIP************
Bryozoans anchor themselves to the substrate in primarily two ways, cemented and rooted by means of rootlets that can be numerous and thin like hairs, or by Rhizooids which in some species are actually another life form like the Avicularia and the Vibracula.
end excerpts
While I'm busy with another theory, I'm glad that Sammy brought this subject to the fore- I will look at any and all ideas and theories on the subject and Cliff and the others have done a lot in the study of the disease. I respect their opinions, research and sharing of same.
I couldn't find picture on the link- but Cliff does have pictures elsewhere. Not sure if it's the 'Anchor worm'?
I'll try and post when I locate-
Doing this between shopping for and preparation of the family meal tomorrow.
Jill
Sammy, do you have a link for info/pictures?
Cliff, Nancy and another person (don't know name) have put together what they term 'The Bryozoan Hypothesis'- the origin of Morgellons. Still under construction, much can be learned :
The Bryozoan Hypothesis
www.morgellons-disease-research.com/Morgellons-Message-Board/index.php?topic=1718.0;topicseen
The Bryozoan Hypothesis
The Origin of Morgellons
A revised and updated posting of the truth to the morgellons disease
The Bryozoan Hypothesis presents an overwhelming amount of evidence and valid arguements to support the idea that one or more species of Bryozoa are now, and most likely have been for some time, parasitizing human beings which is responsible for resulting in symptoms consistent with those seen in morgellons sufferers.
This Hypothesis can explain all of the symptoms and characteristics associated with morgellons including:
The fibers, and their flourescence, colors, and chemical composition
The "callus" and thickening of the skin
The biting and crawling sensations
The orange flouresense under ultraviolet
The association with certain bacterias
The mycoplasma-like organisms
The joint pain
The blue fuzz balls
The dermatitis
The growth pattern of infection
The various reports of an electrical component (conductivity, unusual occurances)
The various reports of percieved communication ability
The brown bodies
And more
***SNIP***********
Excerpt
Bryozoans are greatly diversified and occur in various forms such as soft gelatinous colonies, fenestrate and squamous colonies, arborescent, chitinous, or calcareous, colonies, single- or multi-layered crustose(crust-like) colonies, colonies boring into hard substrates and those burrowing into soft material, penetrating by chemical and mechanical means respectively. Very little study has been performed on those species that bore or burrow so there is little knowledge as to the effects on the host, the adaptations made by the bryozoan to exist in such an environment, or how commonly this occurs.
***SNIP************
Bryozoans anchor themselves to the substrate in primarily two ways, cemented and rooted by means of rootlets that can be numerous and thin like hairs, or by Rhizooids which in some species are actually another life form like the Avicularia and the Vibracula.
end excerpts
While I'm busy with another theory, I'm glad that Sammy brought this subject to the fore- I will look at any and all ideas and theories on the subject and Cliff and the others have done a lot in the study of the disease. I respect their opinions, research and sharing of same.
I couldn't find picture on the link- but Cliff does have pictures elsewhere. Not sure if it's the 'Anchor worm'?
I'll try and post when I locate-
Doing this between shopping for and preparation of the family meal tomorrow.
Jill