How is “Can We All Agree on What’s Real?” by Jimmy Candou, not disinformation that violates Medium Rules?
It’s difficult to be certain if this author, like many other content creators, is simply ignorant of the facts or is purposefully avoiding them to push a narrative. However, Medium is clear that “We do not allow posts or accounts that engage in on-platform, off-platform, or cross-platform campaigns of targeting, harassment, hate speech, violence, or disinformation.” https://policy.medium.com/medium-rules-30e5502c4eb4
By crafting an article that excludes a volume of research is the author not producing disinformation? For example, this is a scientific review of contemporary literature. It states, “These investigations have determined that the cutaneous filaments are not implanted textile fibers, but are composed of the cellular proteins keratin and collagen and result from an overproduction of these filaments in response to spirochetal infection. Further studies of the genetics, pathogenesis, and treatment of MD are warranted.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811176/
Why did the author of “Can We All Agree on What’s Real?” decline to include this review which encompasses several peer-reviewed scientific studies? Since that research, there have been other more recent studies that should be included in any information about this medical condition.
“Clinical classes I-IV of MD are further categorized as mild, moderate and severe, or stages A, B and C, respectively, based on histopathological findings. Stage A lesions demonstrated little or no immune infiltrates and little or no disorganization of cells; macrophages were not present, and hemorrhage was negligible. Extracellular isolated spirochetes and intracellular staining of keratinocytes in the lower epidermis was occasionally seen. Stage C lesions demonstrated positive staining of keratinocytes in the stratum basale and stratum spinosum and positive intracellular staining of macrophages for Borrelia. Aggregate Borrelia colonies were frequently encountered, hemorrhage was frequent, and intracellularly stained fibroblasts were occasionally seen. Stage B lesions demonstrated a pattern intermediate between Stages A and C.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012249/
“Morgellons disease (MD) is a dermopathy that is associated with tick-borne illness. It is characterized by spontaneously developing skin lesions containing embedded or projecting filaments, and patients may also experience symptoms resembling those of Lyme disease (LD) including musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiovascular manifestations. Various species of Borrelia and co-infecting pathogens have been detected in body fluids and tissue specimens from MD patients. We sought to investigate the coexistence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in skin specimens from MD subjects, and to characterize their association with mixed amyloid biofilm development.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31108976/
If “Can We All Agree on What’s Real?” by Jimmy Candou was the only point of reference you had for Morgellons disease you would be sorely disinformed and because of that I feel Medium should remove his articles about Morgellons disease, at least until he is presenting an unbiased article about a real medical condition.
