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It’s #WorldMEDay! Myalgic Encephalopathy was defined as a prolonged illness after an infection. It’s defining feature is an inability to exercise or otherwise do a lot w/o major crashes lasting days or weeks. It’s also known as “chronic fatigue syndrome” but that name sucks! 1/
“Fatigue” is something we all suffer but “fatigue” from ME is different: it involves lack of blood flow to the brain- what happens to dying people. It isn’t relieved by sleep.
The illness is finally getting attention with hundreds of millions newly suffering post-Covid. 2/
The illness is finally getting attention with hundreds of millions newly suffering post-Covid. 2/
There are different theories for what causes it, from persistent infection to reactivated Epstein Barr to a new autoimmune illness. Or all three! 3/
