
	I was at a meeting of a county-wide group of survivors of
	alien abudction and someone asked whether there were any
	other people at the meeting infected with 'the clam,' or
	/mollusca/.

	There was some hesitation, since this is a sensitive topic,
	but then hands shot up all over the room.  The person who
	asked the question told us that she'd seen the same thing
	happen at meetings in L.A. and San Diego.

	She speculated that the disease (which has only come under
	scientific scrutiny in the last twenty years) may have been
	originally planted on this planet by an alien intelligence
	with possibly hostile intent.

	While the (sexually transmitted) disease is mostly benign
	and not particularly bothersome, it is peculiar in that it
	produces lasting behavioral and personality changes in
	infected individuals.

	I'm wondering if this phenomenon has been noticed elsewhere
	or if anyone here has more information about mollusca.  The
	only information I've seen is some sketchy stuff at:

		http://www.nepenthes.com/Sex/mollusca.html

