Per The CDC, Millions Of Adult Americans Suffer From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The first nationally representative estimate of the number of adult Americans with chronic fatigue syndrome was announced by health officials on Friday, and it came out at 3.3 million. The number of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is higher than that of earlier research, which may have been inflated by some of the patients who had prolonged COVID. A co-author of the report, Dr. Elizabeth Unger of the CDC, stated that the sickness “is not a rare illness.” Severe weariness that does not improve with bed rest for at least six months is the hallmark of chronic fatigue. In addition, patients report experiencing discomfort, fogging of the brain, and other symptoms that worsen with exercise, work, or other activities. There’s no quick diagnosis with a blood test or scan, and there’s no cure. Researchers speculate that the explanation may be the body’s protracted overreaction to an infection or other immune system shock, but doctors have not been able to identify a c...