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==Key findings== *"Between 836,000 and 2.5 million Americans suffer from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome." *ME "is a medical-not a psychiatric or psychological — illness" *"This disease is characterized by profound fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, sleep abnormalities, autonomic manifestations, pain, and other symptoms that are made worse by [[exertion]] of any sort." *"Many people with ME/CFS report difficulty completing everyday tasks, and at least one quarter have been home- or bed-bound at some point as a result of their illness." *"The total economic costs of ME/CFS are estimated at $17 to $24 billion annually." *"ME/CFS can severely impair patients’ ability to conduct their normal lives."
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