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Are my family members at risk of contracting CFS from me?
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Not worth worrying about imo.
Lots of things in life are uncertain, but there isn't good evidence for CFS being contagious in the way that something like HIV is. It is complicated though, as there does seem to be a genetic component which can effect families, and it's also likely that lots of different conditions get lumped together under the 'CFS' label - so some of them could be contagious.
I'd worry more about catching stuff from them, as illnesses can affect people with CFS worse than is normal.
Personally, I avoid exchanging saliva with too many people, and wouldn't give blood or anything like that, but I don't worry about it beyond basic hygiene things. Lots of people who are healthy could be harbouring some life changing pathogen - who knows? One can either descend to life destroying paranoia, or enjoy a hug every now and again.
While that sounds whacky, it would certainly match the mold biotoxin scenario. In that case, both her and her cats would be exposed to the same toxic contaminants.I knew someone years ago who swore she gave it to her cats. WTH?
I was infected by one of this girl I knew who I kissed, just from simply kissing. You believe this crap. I never felt the same afterwards.
No one has CFS without VIRAL infection. Period.
Same, and my aunt on my mum’s side appears to have it (she's a bit cagey about discussingThe families that I know with ME in young children are all those with a Mother who already had ME
Viral infections are, in my view, complicating elements that increase symptom severity and the intractability of the illnessI know its viral infection
Interesting, I tend to have the opposite experience. I wonder what your sleeping and daytime postures are like?In the morning I'll be fine then as day progress I'll start getting headaches, dizzy, mood swings, fatigue
Have you tried any hydration, nutrition, and supplementation tailoring?I can work, just not cognitively fast enough
My goodness that’s unfortunate!My exposure was to ebv/cmv/paro/hhv 6 all at the same time
Me too, EBV from a girlfriend in 2003 whom I didn’t realise had glandular fever at the time!I was infected by one of this girl I knew who I kissed, just from simply kissing
Multiple interacting pathogens is a possibility e.g. EBV with e.Faecalis, influencing autoimmunity ~ HERV, but for me there are other processes at play (e.g. neuropathy/neuromuscular tension based chronic neurogenic sensitisation or exposure to environmental pollutants such as mold, chemicals, heavy metals)Not the type of pathogens, but multiple co-infection is the cause. I'm a living proof
I had signs of fatigue from 1998, definitely had peculiar health problems from 2000/2001, but my major viral onset event wasn’t until 2003. Another reason I believe there is some background process involvedNo one has CFS without VIRAL infection. Period
Oh no, that’s awful! On the other hand, if my theory for the disease is correct she probably had a (shared) innate capacity for it to begin with so she would likely have become unwell sooner or later, if not necessarily suffered with acute onsetI believe my sister was infected when she accidently drank out of my glass (I saw her do so, she'd thought I was being paranoid at the time when i freaked out about it), she's now had "CFS" for over 2 years
Not in my book, for me it simply means he has a healthier functioning systemdoes that mean that whatever we have mutates seeing he got reinfected by me?