If diseases like AIDS and bird flu scare you, wait until you hear what's next. Doctors are trying to find out what is causing a bizarre and mysterious infection that's surfaced in South Texas.
Morgellons disease is not yet known to kill, but if you were to get it, you might wish you were dead, as the symptoms are horrible.
"These people will have like beads of sweat but it's black, black and tarry," said Ginger Savely, a nurse practioner in Austin who treats a majority of these patients.............more at the link above.
The MySanAntonio article reeked of urban legend, but the journal articles seemed articulately worded and frankly boring enough to be real journal articles.
I did see an issue with the MySanAntonio article; the two meds mentioned by one of the patients: Tamadone and Viltricide. I have a pretty good head for meds and I had never heard of these. I did a google and yahoo search and found no resources describing these meds; most of the references were reprints of the MySanAntonio article. And the meds were mentioned in regards to an American patient so surely there should be a reference somewhere. That bothers me.
I searched my favorite urban legend sites had nothing on this disease so I don't know.
TiffyRN, BSN, PhD
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The MySanAntonio article reeked of urban legend, but the journal articles seemed articulately worded and frankly boring enough to be real journal articles.
I did see an issue with the MySanAntonio article; the two meds mentioned by one of the patients: Tamadone and Viltricide. I have a pretty good head for meds and I had never heard of these. I did a google and yahoo search and found no resources describing these meds; most of the references were reprints of the MySanAntonio article. And the meds were mentioned in regards to an American patient so surely there should be a reference somewhere. That bothers me.
I searched my favorite urban legend sites had nothing on this disease so I don't know.
I remain skeptical. Seems a little sketchy.