Original sentence: " They describe the disease as follows: "Persons who suffer from this condition report a range of coetaneous symptoms including crawling, biting and stinging sensations; granules, threads or black speck-like materials on or beneath the skin; and/or skin lesions (e." They have begun an epidemiologic investigation to better characterize this "emerging public health problem., rashes or sores) and some sufferers also report systemic manifestations such as fatigue, mental confusion, short term memory loss, joint pain, and changes in vision.Moreover, some who suffer from this condition appear to have substantial morbidity and social dysfunction, which can include decreased work productivity or job loss, total disability, familial estrangement, divorce, loss of child custody, home abandonment, and suicidal ideation.Morgellons disease is not a widely recognized medical diagnosis, and medical professionals' opinions about Morgellons disease are divided.Morgellons or Morgellons disease, is, according to the CDC, "an unexplained and debilitating condition that has emerged as a public health concern.Other health professionals don't acknowledge Morgellons disease or are reserving judgment until more is known about the condition.Some health professionals believe that Morgellons disease is a specific condition likely to be confirmed by future research.Some health professionals, including most dermatologists, believe that signs and symptoms of Morgellons disease are caused by common skin illnesses or psychological disorders such as delusional parasitosis.The etiology of this condition is unknown, and the medical community has insufficient information to determine whether persons who identify themselves as having this condition have a common cause for their symptoms or share common risk factors
Edited sentence: Morgellons has received a substantial amount of media coverage.Morgellons is one name given to an unusual and controversial set of symptoms, most notably characterized by non-healing skin lesions and fibers found in and on the skin, as well as a host of other physical and neurological symptoms similar to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Some doctors associated with the Morgellons Research Foundation advocacy group promote the possibility that Morgellons has a non-psychiatric origin.The CDC is currently investigating the clinical and epidemiological features of persons who have reported themselves as having Morgellons.The medical literature generally equates Morgellons with forms of delusional parasitosis