Agrobacterium & Morgellons Disease

Morgellons Disease is a mysterious skin condition that presents with signs of fibrous material and painful lesions. Morgellons is a relatively new disease, having only been discovered in 2001. According to Global Research, a mother (Mary Leitao) named the disease after a French medical study when her son began experiencing the same symptoms as patients within the study. Due to public demand from its victims, studies are being conducted on this disease.

What Is Morgellons?

• Fibers can be detected with examination.

  Morgellons is a debilitating disease. Long-term effects of the disease lead to disfiguring marks upon the skin. Symptoms are an itching and crawling sensation beneath the skin. Many sufferers have fibers that emerge from lesions. When the fibers are examined under a microscope, they are of varying colors, including red, blue and green. According to the Mayo Clinic, there have been cases of Morgellons reported in every state of the U.S. and within 15 countries in the world.

Agrobacterium

• Agrobacterium is responsible for disease in plants.

  Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacterium found within soil. Agrobacterium is responsible for causing Crown Gall disease in plants. Crown Gall disease attacks the roots and stems of plants. Agrobacterium can only cause Crown Gall by entering the wound of a plant, which will then result in infection of the plant.

The Link

• Morgellons fibers are not like natural or synthetic fibers.

  Scientist Vitaly Citovsky has conducted work on Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Moregellons fibers were examined by a team put together by Citovsky. The fibers were not like natural or synthetic fibers known to man. As a result of this examination, Citovsky obtained biopsy samples from patients. According to Global Research, the examination of the patients concluded that they "tested positive for the presence of Agrobacterium." Citovsky firmly believes that there may be a possible link between Morgellons and Agrobacterium.

Transmission

• Ticks are lyme disease carriers.

  It is possible to develop the disease by gardening. If you have an open wound, Agrobacterium can easily enter. Some sufferers of Morgellons have also tested positive for lyme disease. Ticks are carriers of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which results in lyme disease. In the article "Research Brings Hope to Morgellons Patients," physician Raphael Stricker states that Morgellons may be a newly emerging disease caused by the combination of lyme disease and Agrobacterium.

Research

• Further studies are needed to come to a firm conclusion.

  Research is being conducted to better understand the disease. Since there is no cure, studies on how to treat the disease are also being done. Many patients cannot tolerate antimicrobial therapy, and symptoms can be broad ranging, which makes the treatment of the disease problematic as well.