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Article: Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome. (includes related information on diagnosis and diet)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Health Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 1990
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Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)
Many physicians refuse to recognize the condition. Among these skeptics, the diagnosis usually given is: ". . . the patient suffers from imaginary illnesses, a complex of neuroses . . ."
Others try to link its many manifestations to particular syndromes (since its damage affects various organs, often producing misleading symptoms).
According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, the problem is reaching epidemic proportions. (Incidentally, the federal agency only recently decided to "recognize" the ailment as a disease.)
The symptoms of CFIDS are elusive and ...