24 May 2018

What causes chronic fatigue? What we know, don’t know and suspect

by Dr Mark Guthridge, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases

Around 200,000 people in Australia suffer from a debilitating illness often branded with the unfortunate name of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). I say “unfortunate” because this implies patients are simply tired, run-down, burnt-out or overly stressed.

But myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS as it is now more commonly called, is a serious and incapacitating disease that can have a devastating impact on a patient’s life.
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See the entire article on The Conversation at
theconversation.com/what-causes-chronic-fatigue-what-we-know-dont-know-and-suspect-94395

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