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Old 18th October 2005, 09:21 PM   #1
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Unidentified Skin Parasites

Since I've been blogging on and off about the infestation of squirrel botflies in the woods behind my house, and the resulting lumpy squirrels, somebody asked me my opinion on these the other day, and I'd never heard of them.

http://www.skinparasites.com/ (No icky photos or anything.)

Other than a passing morbid curiousity about the botflies, I have about as much experience in parasitology as I do in mammoth wrangling, so I have no idea what constitutes acceptable evidence for this sort of thing. Still, it sounded kinda fishy to me--the supposed parasite couldn't be detected by science, it looked like a whole bunch of different things, and it didn't go away when you steam cleaned the carpets.

Has anybody else heard of this? Are there really undetectable mystery bugs out there, or is this a support group for the modern day version of "There's bugs crawling on me"?
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Old 18th October 2005, 09:55 PM   #2
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I've seen faxes and emails that try to convince people that eczema and acne are caused by parasites. Then they peddle alt med "cures". I suffer from both and know what works to get rid of them, and nothing involves parasites.

Thus, I'm with you and your assesment of the website.

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However, because the parasite appears to have so many different metamorphic features, many of which may resemble, human hair, fabric or lint (for example) turn of the century physicians wrongly assumed their patients must have been suffering from a psychosomatic illness rather than a disease.
Whatever A simple test can determine if something is a parasite vs any of the above stupid notions about lint or hair.


I snuck into the forum:

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Mel,
Stay on the Copper, Silver and Pome Ext. until every last one has died off. It took me 9 months before I knew I was getting better, but found I was being re-infected by my husband and pets which showed NO SYMPTOMS at all. Once we all treated at the same time, they died in my house and out of our bodies.
I had lost all of my eyelashes, but they grew back once the parasites died. Selsun Blue Shampoo and alot of VO5 conditioner washed them out of my hair. They hate anything that has MENTHOL in it. Vicks Vapor Rub worked great around my hair line, in my nose and ears,only. They love to infiltrate your body through your nose and eyes. (I put vaseline all around my eyes, and washed my eyes out with safe2use.com enzyme cleaner, which is a must to keep down the population in your environment.)JPRoder@aol.com
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:s....128.184&hl=en


Oh, more woo "treatments"
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#18459, "RE: Essential Oils"
In response to In response to 0


Hi Ecvarg; I have found that the oils carried by GNC, etc are not pure, and many times are rancid .

I live in Ohio but order my essential oils from AROMAtherapeutix in Seal Beach, CA. Gigi will answer the phone and take your order. {I phoned the toll-free long-distance information to obtain the tollfree #. 1-800-555-1212 Don't have it on hand} Gigi will send a very handy catalogue that lists the common name - botanical name - origin - precautions - and how it is best used. I keep them for reference. They have sales up to 1/2 price on as many as 20 oils at a time.
Found the number! 1-800-308-6284
I purchased my nebulizer through this company. They guarantee everything and stand behind the guarantees.

I wonder -- probably they would mix up the Excalibur Oil potion.

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:C....128.184&hl=en

You can be cured by placebo effect. Evidence of a psychosis.

Some speculation on what the parasite may be or might be caused by...rather kinda funny:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:L....128.184&hl=en
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I think the organisms that cause our disease came out of a biolab. I think this was deliberately let loose on the population for the purpose of drastically reducing population.



...But, I believe that our government isn't behind as much of it
as we might believe. I believe it is coming from someplace
other than earth. If they were coming from another place, and
wanted to harvest out planet's resources then the easiest way
would be to slowly, over time... make us sick and weak and to
cause us to fight between ourselfs, using a parasite that has
been trained to take control of our bodies and minds, a
parasite that will infest our bodies and then the alien beings
can take over the planet by taking over each person from the
inside out..and ultimately control each of us who are
infested...when they make their big move to take the
planet....

... I think this disease caused by collembola. I think they get a foothold and manipulate our systems to produce the fungi and molds which they like. I also think they may be vectors of Lyme, HIV and BSE. I think the doctors are ignoring this at their (and our) peril!
A website devoted to a phantom illness and miracle cures.
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Old 19th October 2005, 06:26 AM   #3
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Another exerpt from the forum....
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Those of you out there may think that you have been
cursed, but in all reality you have been chosen for
GODALMIGHTY's special army. Let's go to war and win this
battle.Stop hiding and get on the battlefield!!!!!!!!!!! We
must take control and stop the fear. Let God be the leader in
your life and in this army. We can overcome!Greater is HE that
is in me than he that is in world.God bless all of you!
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Old 19th October 2005, 07:11 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Eos of the Eons View Post

Some speculation on what the parasite may be or might be caused by...rather kinda funny:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:L....128.184&hl=en

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I think the organisms that cause our disease came out of a biolab. I think this was deliberately let loose on the population for the purpose of drastically reducing population.

...But, I believe that our government isn't behind as much of it
as we might believe. I believe it is coming from someplace
other than earth. If they were coming from another place, and
wanted to harvest out planet's resources then the easiest way
would be to slowly, over time... make us sick and weak and to
cause us to fight between ourselfs, using a parasite that has
been trained to take control of our bodies and minds, a
parasite that will infest our bodies and then the alien beings
can take over the planet by taking over each person from the
inside out..and ultimately control each of us who are
infested...when they make their big move to take the
planet....
Ah, now chemtrails make more sense: either evil govts disperse this horrible parasite via chemtrails to reduce population (and they are skinparasitrails in reality), or evil aliens have introduced the parasite on our planet to reduce population and govts try to discreetly eliminate it via chemtrails (and they are antiskinparasitrails in reality). All suddenly becomes crystal clear.
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