I've had the thing they call "Morgellons." The condition itself is an unknown fungal pathogen, and presents and treats as a typical dimorphic fungal infection. I spent over a decade figuring that out, and have helped thousands treat themselves at this point.
That said, I suspect now that it came from a lab, (circa 2000) utilizing a tick as a vector. I believe it was also a test of the medical providers to make them present a unified front against patients to treat them with psych meds instead of investigating the symptoms of their complaints. All patients received the same "cold shoulder" treatment by doctors. There was also a psy-op engaged to make the general public treat sufferers as crazy, so the story could never break.
I was one of the people waiting for the results of that rigged Kaiser study, finally realizing I was on my own to begin years of self-experimentation. The whole scenario was definitely an operation.