"The syndrome is being referred to as Morgellons. The name appears in a 1674 essay that describes an outbreak of “harsh hairs…unquiet symptoms…coughs and convulsions” among French children, but whether the moniker refers to the same disease is not known. Mary Leitao, a biologist in a town near Pittsburgh, found the term in a 1935 medical journal article when she was looking for an explanation for an eruption on her 2-year-old son’s lip. She went on to found the Morgellons Research Foundation, a Web-based group of self-described patients that now has more than 12,000 members." - FFing Enigma from Bookmarklet

I've heard about this, and the fact that many doctors are skeptical about it as a new condition. Looks awful to me. - Hutch Carpenter

Sounds like they're tripping. - ·[▪_▪]·

If you read the entire article, there's some interesting info regarding the fibers on the last page... It's not a full out scientific study, but fibers have been inspected by forensic experts and they've confirmed they don't appear to be man made. - FFing Enigma

Wow I'm totally grossed out now. Creepy. - Jeff Wright

Consensus at the cigar store is that this is caused by too much Rogaine in the water supply. That could actually be somewhat accurate.. - FFing Enigma