Postviral Fatigue Syndrome

Today, CFS also is known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), postviral fatigue syndrome, and chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS). It is important to note, however, that the word "fatigue" is extremely misleading.

In other countries it is known variously as myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and postviral fatigue syndrome. It was first recognized as a syndrome in the 1860s by Dr.

The Fact Sheet for CFS published by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health states that "[T]oday, CFS is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, postviral fatigue syndrome, ...

Behan PO, Behan WM, Horrobin D. Effect of high doses of essential fatty acids on the postviral fatigue syndrome. Acta Neurol Scand. 1990 Sep;82(3):209-16.

"Syndrome" means a group of symptoms that occur together but can result from different causes. (Today, chronic fatigue syndrome also is known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, postviral fatigue syndrome, ...

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updated the definition of chronic fatigue syndrome in 1994, it decided to keep this name until a specific cause for the illness is discovered. (Today, chronic fatigue syndrome also is known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, postviral fatigue syndrome, ...

This proposed connection led to the use of terms such as "chronic mononucleosis", "chronic EBV infection" and "postviral fatigue syndrome". Further investigation failed to establish a pattern of disease and chronic infection with EBV.

In the 1860s, physician George Beard named the syndrome "neurasthenia," because he thought it was a nervous disorder that caused weakness and fatigue. CFS also is known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, postviral fatigue syndrome, ...

See also: Fatigue, Viral, Fatigue Syndrome, Symptom, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome