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Article #101: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Did You Know ...

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Did you know that Chronic Fatigue syndrome is middle age? A majority of
Syndrome (CFS) is sometimes referred to cases diagnosed are of individuals
by other names? Two of the most common between the ages of 40 and 49.
are myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and Did you know that there has not been any
post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) While one specific cause that has been isolated
CFS is often known to impair the immune to explain why chronic fatigue syndrome
system, it also affects the central occurs? CFS has been known to show up
nervous system (CNS) and a variety of after a person has gotten over a cold,
other body systems and organs. the flu or any other type of viral
Did you know that chronic fatigue infection. In other instances, CFS begins
syndrome (CFS) is an illness defined by when a person is suffering from a great
both "profound" as well as "prolonged" deal of emotional or physical stress.
exhaustion? As opposed to the normal and Sometimes the disease appears all of the
occasional feelings of tiredness, sudden and it is intense. Other
individuals with CFS do not get better individuals experience a slower
simply by getting the usual amount of progression of the disease, with no
sleep and rest. At the same time, sleep obvious point of origin.
and rest are about all they can do. When Did you know that bacterial infections
no other sicknesses or health conditions have, at times, been proposed as a
can be found to bring about extreme possible cause to explain chronic fatigue
tiredness, CFS is often considered to be syndrome? The most common bacterial
the culprit. infections modern medicine has come
Did you know that it is estimated that across have all taken their turn as
more than 800,000 individuals suffer from suspect. These include tick-borne
chronic fatigue syndrome? At the same bacterial diseases such as Lyme disease
time, are you aware that of those 800,000 and air-borne Q fever. Sexually
people, less than 10% have been properly transmitted diseases such as, Chlamydia,
diagnosed? Some researchers believe as brucella, and mycoplasma have also been
many as 20% of all people suffering with considered possible causes of CFS . Some
CFS have been diagnosed. Nevertheless, food/water -borne bacterial organisms
compared to other diseases, this lack of once believed to cause CFS include E
correct diagnosis is a shockingly low coli, Campylobacter jejuni, salmonella,
percentage. The remaining 80-90% of Clostridium botulinum, shigella, cholera,
people that do not receive adequate care ciguatera, Listeria monocytogenes,
for their condition is, as may be toxoplasma, and Yersinia enterocolitica.
expected, extremely high. Did you know that parasitic infections
Did you know that chronic fatigue have also been hypothesized as causes of
syndrome is three times more prevalent in CFS ? These parasites include tapeworms,
women than in men? Some researchers are flatworms, Giardia, cyclospora
now arriving at the conclusion CFS is as cayetanensis, E histolytica, trichinella
high as four times more prevalent in spiralis and cryptosporidium parvum.
females than in males. Among women, Fungal infections, such as chronic yeast
chronic fatigue syndrome is a great deal infections of Candida albicans have also
more common than media spotlighted been considered as being causative agents
diseases such as lupus, multiple of CFS.
sclerosis (MS), lung cancer, ovarian These are only a few facts about Chronic
cancer, and HIV. Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). It is a serious
Did you know that the most common age for problem and should be taken seriously.
a person to develop chronic fatigue






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