I do not feel I have read enough about Morgellons disease to make a qualified judgment of “disease of delusion.” In fact, even the medical community is unsure of their official verdict regarding Morgellons. That being said, I have read “Devil’s Bait” by Leslie Jamison which entertains Morgellons as both “disease and delusion.” After reading Jamison’s piece, I feel inclined to say that Morgellons is a delusion. The article uses no scientific evidence to back the claim of disease, so the only evidence is personal anecdotes. This is what leads me to believe that Morgellons is a delusion. I believe Jamison sets readers up for this conclusion to make a point about empathy. Jamison seems to imply that it is possible to be empathetic for a subject’s pain without being empathetic towards the cause of their pain. This selective empathy feels like a scam in my opinion, almost as if Jamison is saying she feels bad for the person but not for the person’s struggle.