A new study suggests that approximately 4.5% of adults who develop COVID-19 go on to experience ME/CFS, a debilitating and often lifelong condition characterized by fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and other symptoms. The research highlights the association between viral infections and ME/CFS, echoing findings from previous studies on illnesses like mono caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Scientists are investigating whether ME/CFS and long COVID are distinct illnesses or manifestations of a broader post-infection syndrome.
New research adds to a growing body of evidence that COVID-19 , like other viral infections, can raise the risk of ME/CFS .About 1 in 22 people who survive COVID-19 go on to develop a typically lifelong disease called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome , new research suggests.
At three-month intervals, all of the study participants completed questionnaires designed to track possible symptoms of ME/CFS. The researchers then grouped the participants based on symptom severity, monitoring whether they had all the symptoms needed for a diagnosis, only some symptoms or no symptoms at all.
The study also found that 88.7% of participants with ME/CFS after COVID-19 were also diagnosed with long COVID., but very similar underlying abnormalities of the brain, immune system, energy metabolism and cardiovascular system," Komaroff said."In my opinion, both Long COVID and ME/CFS are likely to be examples of post-acute infection syndromes," he said.
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