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==== Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) ==== Although many similar diseases have occurred for centuries, in the 1920s - 1940s there were sporadic outbreaks around the world<ref>[[List of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks|List of outbreaks]]</ref>, of both poliomyelitis, and what Dr. [[Melvin Ramsay]] called 'Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis' ('benign because it is disabling but not usually fatal). In 1969, the World Health Organisation included "Myalgic Encephalitis' in its 'International Classification of Diseases' (ICD), under the category 'Diseases of the Nervous System', code G93.3.<ref>[http://www.hfme.org/thewhoandme.htm The WHO and M.E. (in brief) - The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E.]</ref><ref>[http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/ME_CFS_TERMINOLOGY.pdf ME/CFS Terminology - By: Margaret Williams - April - 2009]</ref>
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