Stomach Virus Linked to CFS?
September 14th, 2007A friend saw this on CNN:
LOMITA, Calif., Sept. 14 — Enterovirus, a common pathogen that can cause acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, may be a factor in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, according to researchers [at MedPage Today].
Action Points
- Explain to interested patients that this study suggested a link between a common viral infection and chronic fatigue syndrome but the finding requires confirmation.
- Explain to patients that no microbiologic cause of chronic fatigue syndrome has been established definitively.