| fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a much complicated | | | | months or more. |
| health problem that is featured by extreme | | | | Chronic fatigue syndrome is not exactly the same |
| fatigue which does not to improve with bed rest | | | | as "chronic fatigue". Fatigue is a much common |
| and might worsen with any physical or mental | | | | symptom in many illnesses, but CFS is a |
| activities. Chronic fatigue syndrome might in fact | | | | multi-systemic disease and it is relatively rare by |
| occur after any infections including cold or viral | | | | comparison.[7] Definitions (other than the 1991 UK |
| illness. The onset could be also during or shortly | | | | Oxford criteria) require a number of features, the |
| after a period of great distress, or chronic fatigue | | | | very most common being severe mental and |
| syndrome that occur on gradually without any | | | | physical exhaustion which is "unrelieved by rest" |
| clear earliest symptom or obvious cause. | | | | (1994 Fukuda definition), and it may be worsened |
| The women are diagnosed with the chronic | | | | by even trivial exertion (a mandatory diagnostic |
| fatigue syndrome much more often as compared | | | | criterionaccording to some systems). Most |
| to the men are. Nevertheless, it is not clear | | | | diagnostic criteria that require that symptoms |
| whether chronic fatigue syndrome involves | | | | must be present for at least six months, and all |
| women to more frequently or if females report it | | | | state the symptoms must not be caused by |
| more often as compared to the men do. The | | | | other medical conditions. CFS patients may also |
| treatment for the chronic fatigue syndrome | | | | report many symptoms which are not included in |
| depends upon a combination of approaches that | | | | all the diagnostic criteria, including muscle |
| give relief from signs and symptoms. People with | | | | weakness, cognitive dysfunction, hypersensitivity, |
| the CFS have fatigue which lasts a long time. | | | | orthostatic intolerance, digestive disturbances, |
| Symptoms might get include headache, sore | | | | depression, and poor immune response, and |
| throat, tenderness or pain in areas in the neck or | | | | cardiac and respiratory problems. It is much |
| underarms, unexplained muscle discomfort, pain | | | | unclear if these symptoms represent co-morbid |
| that also travels from joint to joint with no | | | | conditions or are produced by an underlying |
| swelling or redness. | | | | etiology of CFS. Some cases improve over time, |
| Other chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms that | | | | and treatments that (though none are universally |
| include loss of memory or concentration, insomnia | | | | accepted) bring a degree of improvement to |
| (trouble in getting sleep) and severe tiredness | | | | many others, though full resolution might be only |
| after just exercises that lasts more than 24 hr. | | | | 5-10% according to the United States Centers for |
| These and other symptoms oftentimes will not | | | | Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
| with eiter go away or keep getting back for six | | | | |