How to Use chronic fatigue syndrome in a Sentence

chronic fatigue syndrome

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Definition of chronic fatigue syndromenext
  • Let’s say your friend has chronic fatigue syndrome and is having a hard time with ever-present exhaustion.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 May 2018
  • Some cases, like Flosdorf's, start to overlap with those of chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • And there are people with chronic fatigue syndrome, some of whom pinpoint the onset of their symptoms to a viral infection.
    — Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2021
  • With chronic fatigue syndrome, rest doesn't take away the fatigue and physical exertion can make the symptoms worse.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2019
  • People can suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome for months or years at a time — and about 90% go undiagnosed, according to the CDC.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2019
  • The Daily Rally The gear designer thought her career was over was stricken with chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Sarah Vitak, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The exact cause of chronic fatigue syndrome is not fully understood, but there are several factors that are believed to play a role.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • People who have been suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome over the years have been largely ignored or dismissed.
    — Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2022
  • Those who have had chronic fatigue syndrome in the past are also more likely to suffer from a relapse after getting infected with Covid.
    — Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Growing up with a mom who had chronic fatigue syndrome, Maran lived in a fragrance-free home because her mother was sensitive to chemicals.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • When his wife was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome several years ago they were advised to find a sunnier climate.
    — Mark Rogers, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This is the defining symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The term chronic fatigue syndrome was coined in the 1980s for cases simulating post-viral syndromes that were not found to have a viral etiology.
    — Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Experts said the new research could help shine a light on the types of long-lasting symptoms that come after recovery from an illness, including chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But when his son Whitney Dafoe, then in his 20s, came down with myalgic encephalomyelitis -- better known as chronic fatigue syndrome -- he was left bedbound, unable to speak, and unable to eat solid food.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021
  • In the 1980s, many people in the medical community treated chronic fatigue syndrome as a punchline.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The challenges are similar to those faced for years by people claiming disabilities based on chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In March 1980, Weisstein was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has a program to treat Covid patients who are sick for up to three months and a separate program with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome specialists for patients who are sick longer.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Reconnecting with a colleague from his art director days — and learning the friend, Michael Van Huffel, was in an expensive battle against chronic fatigue syndrome — pushed Parke to do it.
    — Wesley Case, baltimoresun.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Like myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome, post-Covid syndrome is a disease that baffles most doctors.
    — Shayna Skarf, STAT, 28 Jan. 2021
  • This effect is seen in a condition known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, sometimes called chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2020
  • When Judy Mikovits co-authored a that linked the mysterious condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus that came from mice, thousands of sick patients hoping for relief, behind her.
    — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 8 May 2020
  • Pathogens like Epstein-Barr virus have been named as likely culprits behind chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Prevention also reports that Carrie Ann deals with spinal stenosis, chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2021
  • In fact, the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 2.5 million patients have evidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis chronic fatigue syndrome.
    — WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
  • New research on chronic fatigue syndrome has shed light on possible causes for this mysterious illness, and has given hope to the millions of people believed to suffer from the disease worldwide.
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The mother of two from California was diagnosed in 2018 with a pain condition called fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and several strains of echoviruses, which were found in her stomach.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
  • This includes long-term conditions like diabetes and chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as conditions mainly marked by long-term pain, like arthritis and fibromyalgia.
    — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • Patients have complained about doctors dismissing their long-term symptoms post infection like chronic fatigue syndrome or ME.
    — Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023

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