The celebrated singer, Joni Mitchell, has been admitted to the hospital after being found unconscious. Miss Mitchell is reported to be suffering from Morgellons Disease, a condition that was scarcely known at the turn of the century. While the circumstances that led to her admission are not clear, there is much to say about Morgellons, a good example of how illness is as much a cultural and social matter as it is of disease – the substance of which can be seen under a microscope or in a pathology bottle...
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