Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected black-legged tick. In Nova Scotia, only the black-legged tick carries the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, and not all blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria. Ticks attach to the skin and feed on blood.…

MORGELLONS IS A PHYSICAL ILLNESS Morgellons is a multi-system disease with an infectious cause, Borrelia, spirochetal bacteria which are also found in Lyme disease. The distinguishing characteristic of Morgellons disease is the presence of microscopic fibers within the skin. With the use of lighted, handheld microscopes (60- 100x) these unusual, often colored fibers can be…

The CDC Studies Morgellons After substantial public pressure was applied to the US Congress and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a study of Morgellons was conducted by the US government. After four years, the CDC made the following statement: In January 2008, CDC began an investigation that sought to better understand an…

People who suffer with Morgellons have numerous sores on their skin, which resist healing, and which have unusual fibers that grow out of the sores. The fibers can be blue, red, white, or clear. Sometimes small crystal-like granules appear in the sores as well as tiny objects resembling worms or insects. The sores are painful.…