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===Claims of curative treatments=== Charlatans claim they can cure CFS (per the CDC "there is no cure"<ref name="treatments">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/treatment/index.html | title = Treatment {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) | last = | first = | date = 2018-07-03 | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-11-22}}</ref>) when in reality they may be able to treat [[chronic fatigue]] (CF). ME/CFS patients experience an ongoing improper immune response and [[List of abnormal findings in chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis|other medical abnormalities]] for at least 6 months straight with a reduction in activity with a specific symptom set for at least 50% of the time.<ref name="etiology"/><ref name="CDC-diagnosis">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/healthcare-providers/diagnosis/iom-2015-diagnostic-criteria.html | title = IOM 2015 Diagnostic Criteria {{!}} Diagnosis {{!}} Healthcare Providers {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | date = 2018-07-10 | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref><ref name="approach">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/healthcare-providers/diagnosis/approach-to-diagnosis.html | title = Proposed Approach to ME/CFS Diagnosis in Children and Adults {{!}} Diagnosis {{!}} Healthcare Providers {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | date = 2018-07-12 | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> Additionally, there have been media reports of some athletes diagnosed with CFS that recovered in a relatively short period of time after rest, supplementation, and diet changes,<ref name="Inews2017" /><ref name="Times2017" /><ref name="ABC2018" /><ref name="Times2019" /> these athletes may have had [[overtraining syndrome]],<ref name="spence">{{Cite web | last = Spence | first = Vance | authorlink = Vance Spence|website=Irish M.E. Association| title = Snippets {{!}} A presentation by MERGE Chairman Dr Vance Spence on 12 November 2005 at the Oak Tree Court Conference Centre, Coventry, at the invitation of the Warwickshire Network for ME | url = https://www.imet.ie/imet_website/snippets/7th_december_2005_snippets.html}}</ref> while some people with [[anemia]], [[allergy|allergies]], [[idiopathic chronic fatigue]] or [[:Category:Potential comorbidities|other fatiguing illnesses]] can be [[misdiagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome|misdiagnosed with CFS]].<ref name="Carruthers, 2003" />
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