was "similar to more commonly recognized conditions such as delusional infestation". an active online community has supported the notion that morgellons is an infectious disease, and propose an association with lyme disease. publications "largely from a single group of investigators" describe findings of spirochetes, keratin and collagen in skin samples of a small number of individuals; these findings are contradicted by the much larger studies conducted by the cdc. society and culture jay traver (1894–1974), a university of massachusetts entomologist, was known for "one of the most remarkable mistakes ever published in a scientific entomological journal", after publishing a 1951 account of what she called a mite infestation which was later shown to be incorrect, and that has been described by others as a classic case of delusional parasitosis as evidenced by her own detailed description. matan shelomi argues that the historical paper should be retracted because it has misled people about their delusion. he says the paper has done "permanent and lasting damage" to people with delusional parasitosis, "who widely circulate and cite articles such as traver's and other pseudoscientific or false reports" via the internet, making treatment and cure more difficult. shelomi published another study in 2013 of what he called scientific misconduct when a 2004 article in the journal of the new york entomological society included what he says is photo manipulation of a matchbox specimen to support the claim that individuals with dp are infested with collembola.