HR (Cort): Media Article Highlights Link Between COVID-19 and ME/CFS (Wash.Post 5/30, Brian Vastag)

[Mary]

https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2020/05/31/covid-19-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-press/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/heal...b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html#comments-wrapper

I had a bit of a hard time deciding whether to put this in "other" or "general ME/CFS" news! But it definitely pertains to ME/CFS, as well as COVID-19, so put it here.

 

[Wolfcub]

If Nath can replicate his ME/FS findings in post-COVID-19 patients, and the expected wave of COVID-19-triggered ME/CFS shows up, ME/CFS could get hooked into a major health concern and a hot media topic at the same time.

If there was any researcher we wanted involved, it would probably be Nath – a well respected, NIH post-infectious disease specialist and neuroscientist who’s become immersed in ME/CFS. His results will be heard.

This is good news.

I am already hearing of so many hitherto healthy people who now have the "long tail" after effects of Covid-19, which is sounding more and more like ME/CFS. Hopefully some will fully recover.

 

[Mary]

This is good news.

One can hope! You know it seems like there is so much misinformation about and contempt for ME/CFS, that it still might be considered "not real" compared to COVID-19 post-infection cases . . . (I think I've been sick too long! )

 

[Wolfcub]

there is so much misinformation about and contempt for ME/CFS, that it still might be considered "not real" compared to COVID-19 post-infection cases

We never know what the studies might turn up.
Many ME/CFS cases started after viral infection or sometimes other infections. It may just put the spotlight on real physical causes of "post viral syndrome" which doesn't ever go away.

 

[YippeeKi YOW !!]

it still might be considered "not real" compared to COVID-19 post-infection cases . . . (I think I've been sick too long

Nope. Just an intelligent, thinking, grown up. Of which there are sooooo few around ....

Thank you for this article !!!