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=== Interferon === Treatment of enterovirus-associated ME/CFS with a course of [[Interferon]] (or interferon plus the antiviral [[Ribavirin]]) over a few months results in dramatic improvements, allowing many severe bedbound ME/CFS patients being able to return to work. However, these improvements achieved with interferon typically only last for a short period of a few months to a year, after which relapse usually occurs.<ref name="Chia2005">{{Cite journal | last = Chia | first = J.K.S. | date = 2005-11-01 | title = The role of enterovirus in chronic fatigue syndrome | url =https://jcp.bmj.com/content/58/11/1126|journal=Journal of Clinical Pathology|language=en|volume=58|issue=11 | pages = 1126â1132|doi=10.1136/jcp.2004.020255|issn=0021-9746|pmid=16254097|quote=The results of antiviral treatment provided supportive evidence for the pathogenic role of RNA in patients with CFS.|via=}}</ref> Repeated treatment with interferon is usually not feasible, as patients typically eventually develop antibodies against recombinant interferon, which disables this drug. Thus interferon clearly demonstrates that inhibiting the enteroviruses associated with ME/CFS results in large improvements in symptoms; but interferon type 1 and 2 is not effective as a cure or long-term treatment of ME/CFS. Dr John Chia finds interferon type 1 and 2 works for ME/CFS associated with coxsackievirus B3 and B5, but is not effective against coxsackievirus B4.<ref name="conf">{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC4.shtml | title = Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated with Chronic Enterovirus Infection. Presentation at the Invest in ME International ME Conference, London 2009 (available on DVD). Timecode: 42:31. | last = Chia | first = John | date = 2009 | website = | archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=|quote=Interestingly enough, my son also has coxsackie B4, and for coxsackie B4, the antibody titer did not change at all, which is what I usually see using ribavirin and interferon; it is ineffective against coxsackie B4.}}</ref>
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