myalgic encephalomyelitis
noun
British, medical
: an illness that makes a person feel very tired for a very long time and that often includes other symptoms such as headaches and weakness
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Parker, for instance, is trying to see a specialist for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, a form of debilitating fatigue that is common with long COVID.
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Rebecca Nagle,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
People who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, officially known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
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Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
Around 22% of long Covid patients are unemployed and unable to work due to chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis and brain fog.
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Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
And Nath notes that rituximab, a drug that depletes antibody-producing B cells, wasn’t effective in a study of myalgic encephalomyelitis–chronic fatigue syndrome—another chronic illness thought to arise after an infection.
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Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel,
science.org,
21 June 2024
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Rebecca Nagle,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
People who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, officially known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
Around 22% of long Covid patients are unemployed and unable to work due to chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis and brain fog.
—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
And Nath notes that rituximab, a drug that depletes antibody-producing B cells, wasn’t effective in a study of myalgic encephalomyelitis–chronic fatigue syndrome—another chronic illness thought to arise after an infection.
—
Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel,
science.org,
21 June 2024
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