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Pathogens

Numerous pathogens have been associated with ME/CFS. Viruses, including the Epstein-Barr virus, and bacterial infections, are frequently reported triggers for ME and CFS (more...)

Enteroviruses are made from four proteins named VP1 to VP4 (VP4 located in the interior).

Enteroviruses are a class of non-enveloped positive single-stranded RNA viruses. Enteroviruses include Coxsackievirus A, Coxsackievirus B, Echovirus, Poliovirus, Rhinovirus, and many others. Person-to-person transmission of enteroviruses occurs through fecal-oral and oral-oral routes. Non-polio enteroviruses are very common (more...)

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Charles Bernard Shepherd, MB, BS, is the Honorary Medical Adviser to the ME Association, a patient charity in London, United Kingdom and the co-author with Dr Abhijit Chaudhuri of ME/CFS/PVFS: An Exploration of Key Clinical Issues, a health professional's guidebook published by the ME Association. He was on the Steering Committee of the National ME Observatory, a collaborative research project in the UK. His special interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) stems from having developed the illness after a bout of chickenpox. (more...)

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Intracellular pathogens and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

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