I've seen like a bazillion links to the recent discovery that CFS/ME may be linked to a retrovirus called XMRV. But ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
livewareissue linked me a particularly good one: A Case of Chronic Denial
If nothing else it highlights the terrible way CFS/ME has been ignored/belittled by the medical establishment.
I'm really not sure how I feel about this discovery. I mean for a start it's early days and correlation is not causation etc (especially since cfs tends to be correlated with all sorts of virii) But if it is true that CFS is to XMRV as AIDS is to HIV well..on the one hand, possible avenue for cure/treatment, yay. On the other hand..being contagious and having a virus mostly known for causing cancer, less yay.
Overall my reaction is as to most suggestions/revelations about CFS, eg putting it aside to think about it for a while and not get too excited. Because I just don't have the energy.
livewareissue linked me a particularly good one: A Case of Chronic DenialIf nothing else it highlights the terrible way CFS/ME has been ignored/belittled by the medical establishment.
I'm really not sure how I feel about this discovery. I mean for a start it's early days and correlation is not causation etc (especially since cfs tends to be correlated with all sorts of virii) But if it is true that CFS is to XMRV as AIDS is to HIV well..on the one hand, possible avenue for cure/treatment, yay. On the other hand..being contagious and having a virus mostly known for causing cancer, less yay.
Overall my reaction is as to most suggestions/revelations about CFS, eg putting it aside to think about it for a while and not get too excited. Because I just don't have the energy.
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