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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Prevention.


Despite a decade of research into the origins of chronic fatigue syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), collection of persistent, debilitating symptoms, the most notable of which is severe, lasting fatigue. In other countries it is known variously as myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and  (CFS), researchers still don't know what causes this debilitating disease. Neither are there known steps you can take to prevent CFS.

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"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. . National Center for Infectious Diseases. http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed Oct. 2001.

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abbr.
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"About CFS: Demographics." The Centers for Disease Control. May 2005. http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed May 2006.

"About CFS: Diagnosis." The Centers for Disease Control. May 2005. http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed May 2006. "Genetics a factor in chronic fatigue." Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics News. April 30, 2006. http://biomol.net. Accessed June 2006."Basic Facts (on CFS)." The Centers for Disease Control. May 2006. http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed June 2006.

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