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A chronic illness characterized by [[fatigue]], neurologic and immunologic disorders and active human [[Human herpesvirus 6]] infection. This community epidemic apparently started in a girls' basketball team, then involved primarily teachers in at least three high schools, and then large numbers of the community.<ref name="Newsweek19901111">{{Cite news | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome| publisher = Newsweek| date = 1990-11-11 | url = http://www.newsweek.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-205712}}</ref> | A chronic illness characterized by [[fatigue]], neurologic and immunologic disorders and active human [[Human herpesvirus 6]] infection. This community epidemic apparently started in a girls' basketball team, then involved primarily teachers in at least three high schools, and then large numbers of the community.<ref name="Newsweek19901111">{{Cite news | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome| publisher = Newsweek| date = 1990-11-11 | url = http://www.newsweek.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-205712}}</ref> | ||
Note: This outbreak prompted a [[Centers for Disease Control]] response and was the catalyst for the name [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] and the development of the CDC's 1994 research diagnostic tool [[Fukuda criteria]] used worldwide. | Note: This outbreak prompted a [[Centers for Disease Control]] response and was the catalyst for the name [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] and the development of the CDC's 1994 research diagnostic tool [[Fukuda criteria]] used worldwide. | ||
==== [[1984 Chapel Hill outbreak|1984 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US]] ==== | ==== [[1984 Chapel Hill outbreak|1984 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US]] ==== |