I have just written to Prof. Johnston:
Dear Prof. Johnston
I read of your work in today's Daily telegraph and couldn't help thinking your research may well have significance in the investigation of the so-called Morgellons Disease.
I am sure you know of it but briefly, it causes all kinds of strange fibres - most notably black specks - to emerge from the skin. The specks are not specks at all but bundles of filaments. Virtually all sufferers have Lyme disease too plus one or two other co-infections. There are reports of thousands of sufferers from around the world but it seems the greatest concentrations are around coastlines.
To persuade governments and agencies to divert funding to what is after all, a very weird disease, is proving an uphill struggle. A great many of us feel there is a most definite link here between bacteria and fungi - we even see fungal type spores and lines emerging. What's more in one study it was found that all Morgellons patients in a group had agrobacteria in their bodies whereas all those in a control group without Morgellons did not.
I realise you are a very busy man but wanted to write to you to point out what I think could be a very strong link to the very work you are doing and ask if maybe you and the the university could perhaps consider examining this disease as part of its current work.
With very best wishes  |