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Pathogens

Numerous pathogens have been associated with ME/CFS. Viruses, including the Epstein-Barr virus, and bacterial infections, are frequently reported triggers for ME and CFS (more...)

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Influenza A strain H1N1

Many different subtypes of flu exist, with Influenza A and Influenza B being the most medically serious. The 2009 swine flu epidemic was caused by a new strain of Influenza A, known as subtype H1N1. (more...)

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Professor Kenny L. De Meirleir is a Belgian Internal Medicine doctor who specializes in ME/CFS. He frequently partners with numerous myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) researchers in the EU, UK, US, and Australia to further the understanding of the pathophysiology of ME/CFS. He was an editor of the former Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (more...)

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Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen that causes Lyme disease

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