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cfs, fatigue, chronic, chronic fatigue syndrome, condition of prolonged, severe tiredness, weariness, fatigue, not relieved by rest, to be diagnosed, chronic fatigue syndrome, tiredness must be severe enough to decrease ability to participate in ordinary activities by 50%, exact cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, cfs, researchers suspect it, a virus, epstein-barr virus, human herpes virus-6, hhv-6, no distinct viral cause has been identified, recent studies have shown, chronic fatigue syndrome, inflammation of pathways, in the nervous system, inflammation some sort of immune response, autoimmune process, cfs, occur, a viral illness is complicated, inadequate, dysfunctional immune response, factors age, prior illness, stress, environment, genetic disposition, play a role, cfs most commonly occurs in women ages 30 to 50, centers, disease control, cdc, describes cfs, a distinct disorder, specific symptoms, physical signs, the exclusion of other possible causes, number of patients, cfs, symptoms of cfs, similar to those of most common viral infections, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, developing, a few hours, lasting, 6 months, main symptoms, fatigue, tiredness, never experienced to this extent, new onset, lasting at least 6 months, not relieved by bed rest, fatigue that is severe enough to restrict activity, serious fatigue develops, less than one-half, the exertion compared to, the illness, fatigue lasting more than 24 hours after an amount, exercise that would, tolerated, mild fever, 101 degrees f, sore throat, lymph node tenderness, in the neck, armpit, muscle weakness, all over, multiple locations, not explained by any known disorder, muscle aches, myalgias, feeling unrefreshed after sleeping an adequate amount, headaches, different from previous headaches in quality, severity, pattern, joint pain, moving from joint to joint, migratory arthralgias, joint swelling, redness, forgetfulness, similar symptoms, difficulty concentrating, confusion, irritability, physical examination, confirm the fever, lymph node tenderness, lymph node swelling, throat, appear red, drainage, pus, presume a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, cfs, after ruling out all other known possible causes, fatigue, infections, immune, autoimmune disorders, tumors, muscle, nerve diseases, multiple sclerosis, endocrine diseases, hypothyroidism, psychiatric, psychological illnesses, particularly depression, cfs associated, depression, a diagnosis of depression, does not rule out cfs but fatigue related to depression alone must be ruled out, cfs to be diagnosed, drug dependence, illnesses, heart, kidney, liver diseases, a diagnosis of cfs, extreme, prolonged fatigue, absence of other causes, chronic fatigue, excluding depression, at least 4, the other symptoms listed, no specific tests to confirm the diagnosis of cfs, though a variety of tests, exclude other possible causes, typical findings on tests, not specific enough to diagnose cfs, seen consistently in people who, eventually diagnosed, the disorder, higher levels of specific white blood cells, cd4 t cells, compared to white blood cells, cd8 t cells, brain mri showing swelling, in the brain, destruction of part, the nerve cells, demyelination, specific white blood cells, lymphocytes, containing active forms of ebv, hhv-6, currently no treatment, proven to be effective in curing cfs instead, cfs experience depression, psychological problems, improve, the proposed treatments, antiviral drugs, acyclovir, drugs to fight "hidden" yeast infections, nystatin, medications to treat depression, antidepressant drugs, medications to treat anxiety, antianxiety drugs, medications to reduce pain, discomfort, fever, medications, cause adverse reactions, side effects, worse than the original symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, patients, cfs, encouraged to maintain active social lives, mild physical exercise, long-term outlook, patients, cfs is variable, difficult to predict, initial onset, patients have been reported to completely recover after six months to a year, take longer, complete recovery, patients report never returning to pre-illness state, most studies report that patients treated in an extensive rehabilitation program have a better prognosis of improving significantly than those patients who don't seek treatment, social isolation, fatigue, lifestyle restrictions, fatigued that they, essentially disabled, course, the illness, depression, related both to symptoms, lack of diagnosis, side effects, adverse reactions to medication treatments, experience persistent, severe fatigue, symptoms of this disorder, more serious disorders, cause similar symptoms, excluded, information on cfs is available, centers, disease control, prevention, cfids association of america.