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[[Myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME), a disease that occurs both sporadically and as cluster [[List of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks|outbreaks]], was first documented [[1934 Los Angeles atypical polio outbreak|in Los Angeles in 1934]]. Since, there have been dozens of outbreaks recorded in the medical literature, most notably the [[1948-49_Akureyri_outbreak|1948-49 Akureyri, Iceland outbreak]], [[1955_Royal_Free_Hospital_outbreak|1955 Royal Free Hospital Outbreak]] in London and the [[1984_Incline_Village_chronic_fatigue_syndrome_outbreak|1984 outbreak in Incline Village, Nevada]]. The disease's existence almost certainly predates 1934, and may have been unrecognized for centuries or misdiagnosed as [[hysteria]], [[neurasthenia]], and later, [[conversion disorder]]. Myalgic encephalomyelitis was first known as atypical polio and later called "Icelandic disease" until it was officially named myalgic encephalomyelitis following the 1955 London outbreak. ME was first recognized as a neurological disease by the [[World Health Organization]] in 1969. Following the 1984 outbreak in Nevada, it was renamed and recharacterized by the [[Centers for Disease Control]] as "[[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]." In 2015, the US [[Institute of Medicine]], based on a review of several decades of research, created a [[Systemic_Exertion_Intolerance_Disease#Diagnostic_Criteria|new definition]] of the disease and proposed a new name: [[Systemic exertion intolerance disease]]. Patient advocacy and a renewed interest in the disease among clinicians and scientists have led many new research groups to join the field in recent years, prompting several new discoveries and promising treatments to be tested via clinical trials. ('''[[Important events timeline|more]]...''')
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