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== References == I just did some copyediting and noticed that we're using some not-necessarily-reliable sources like blogs and ProHealth. Since we currently have no scientific guidelines up, I've left these untouched. I think the gist of what they present is correct, even if it may come from a specific perspective, but if our scientific guidelines later insist on peer-reviewed sources and the like, these will obviously need to be removed, or better sources found. <span style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:0;">– [[User:RobinHood70|<span style="color:royalblue; font-size:140%; font-family:Vladimir Script,serif">Robin Hood</span>]] [[User talk:RobinHood70|<sup style="font-size:70%">(talk)</sup>]]</span> 13:33, 9 February 2016 (PST) ==Moved from main page== [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] and [[ME/CFS]] were unnecessarily duplicative of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], the main disease page. ==History== === Myalgic encephalomyelitis === *1934, The first recorded outbreak of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis was at [[1934 Los Angeles atypical polio outbreak|Los Angeles County Hospital in 1934]]. *1956, The name Myalgic Encephalomyelitis first appeared in medical literature.<ref>[https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Synonyms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - NORD - By: Lenny Jason]</ref> *1969, The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) recognized [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] as a distinct disorder and classified it as a specific neurological disorder.<ref>[https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Synonyms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - NORD - By: Lenny Jason]</ref> === Chronic fatigue syndrome === *1984, The [[1984 Incline Village chronic fatigue syndrome outbreak]] was an [[Epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis|outbreak]] that lead to the name Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. *1980's, The term [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] was first used in medical literature in the United States<ref>[https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Synonyms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - NORD - By: Lenny Jason]</ref> *1988, The name change occurred when the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) literature began using the name CFS.<ref>[http://blog.oup.com/2015/02/disease-name-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me/ How disease names can stigmatize OUP Blog - By: Leonard Jason]</ref> === ME and CFS used interchangeably === *1990's - 2000's, "The criteria focused on fatigue and not as much on the encephalitic (inflammation of the brain) features of the disorder." Doctors began using ME and CFS interchangeably due to the broad CFS definition.<ref>[https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Synonyms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - NORD - By: Lenny Jason]</ref> The ME name was not fully accepted by the medical and government health agencies while CFS was not found to be acceptable by patients and some health practitioners. === ME/CFS criteria developed === *2003, The [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] (CCC) developed was the first time the ME/CFS name and acronym was used.<ref>[http://sacfs.asn.au/download/consensus_overview_me_cfs.pdf Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners - An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document]</ref> *2006, Rich Carson, founder of [[ProHealth]], started a name change campaign.<ref>[http://www.prohealth.com/aboutus/ ProHealth - About Us]</ref> *2007, The term ME/CFS was proposed at the [[International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference]] in Oslo, Norway but is referred to as CFS/ME in Europe.<ref>[http://iacfsme.org/Conferences/2007-Oslo,-Norway.aspx IACFS/ME - 2007 Oslo, Norway]</ref> *2008, [[Invest in ME]] called for unity in using the name.<ref>[http://phoenixrising.me/resources/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-name-change-efforts Name Change Efforts Over Time - Phoenix Rising]</ref> == Why the acronym ME/CFS is used == *[[Solve ME/CFS]] answer in 'Reader Questions': "Why does your organization call this disease ME/CFS?" in its [http://solvecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Chronicle-02-2017.pdf ''The Solve ME/CFS Chronicle Winter 2017 Edition'', (Pg. 18.)] :''Excerpt'' ::ME/CFS is a hybrid term for a community and disease in transition. It combines the older and more broadly recognized βCFSβ with the less stigmatized βME,β which is becoming more commonly used. Many governments and health authorities have recently adopted the term βME/CFS,β which has evolved to become the most accessible term to meet the needs of the broadest audience. The [[Solve ME/CFS Initiative]] adopted this name so that our organization would be accessible and understandable to medical, academic, patient, and government audiences alike. *[http://www.openmedicinefoundation.org/what-is-mecfs/ What is ME/CFS?] By the [[Open Medicine Foundation]] == Number afflicted and lost wages== ME/CFS afflicts up to 2.5 million Americans (and an estimated 17 million worldwide) and in the USA the total economic costs are $17-24 billion a year. The US numbers are from the [[Institute of Medicine report]] (IOM report) which used the [[Fukuda criteria]] (for defining CFS in research) and [[CCC]] (which defines either ME or CFS in research or in a clinical setting).<ref>[https://www.nap.edu/read/19012/chapter/1 BEYOND Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Redefining an Illness - National Academies of Medicine of Sciences Engineering Medicine]</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14PSpEi2hFcjH62gY1_GCM-WVE_7QWNYkKTT6oRBA5Ms/edit ME Prevalence by State and Congr District]</ref> == Criteria comparison == *2016, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556426/pdf/nihms699325.pdf ''Chronic Fatigue Syndrome versus Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease'' (Pg. 13 Table 1)], shows out of 795 participants, the following percentages of patients met different criteria: :From ''CFS vs SEID'', Pg. 13<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556426/pdf/nihms699325.pdf Chronic Fatigue Syndrome versus Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, HHS Public Access]</ref> :::::Table 1 :::::88% [[SEID]] - (Developed by the IOM report) [[PEM]] Required :::::92% [[Fukuda criteria]] - (CFS) (Used by committee that developed IOM report) PEM Optional :::::76% [[CCC]] - (ME/CFS) (Used by committee that developed the IOM report) PEM Optional :::::61% [[Four-symptom criteria]] - (ME/CFS) PEM Required :::::60% [[ICC]] - (ME) PEM Required There are fewer ME-ICC patients and the numbers of afflicted and financial impact from the IOM report are not correctly attributed to ME or CFS but instead to ME/CFS as Fukuda criteria and CCC were used by the authors of the IOM report.<ref name="IOM2015MECFS"/> *2017, [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21641846.2017.1299079?journalCode=rftg20& ''Patients diagnosed with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome also fit systemic exertion intolerance disease criteria''], results and conclusion: :''Excerpt'' :'''Results:''' At 6 months of illness, SEID criteria identified 72% of all subjects, similar to when Fukuda criteria (79%) or the CCC (71%) were used, whereas the ME-ICC selected for a significantly lower percentage (61%, pβ<β.001). When severity/frequency thresholds were added to the Fukuda criteria, CCC and ME-ICC, the percentage of these subjects also fitting SEID criteria increased to 93%, 97%, and 95%. Eighty-seven percent of SEID subjects endorsed [[cognitive impairment]] and 92%, [[OI]]; 79% experienced both symptoms. :'''Conclusions:''' SEID criteria categorize a similar percentage of subjects as Fukuda criteria early in the course of ME/CFS and contain the majority of subjects identified using other criteria while requiring fewer symptoms. The advantage of SEID may be in its ease of use. When Fukuda criteria, CCC and ME-ICC have severity/frequency thresholds added patients will meet SEID criteria. This is advantageous in a clinical setting as patients can be diagnosed by a Primary/GP/Family Doctor using SEID and then the patient can go through the process of receiving a CFS, ME/CFS or ME diagnosis from a doctor/researcher using Fukuda, CCC or ME-ICC until a [[Biomarker]] is found. ==Controversy== *2014, Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2vIQ92wU9Y ''ME/CFS Diagnosis and Name''] with Dr. [[Nancy Klimas]] who was one of the authors of CCC. *It is believed by some in the [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]], [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] and ME/CFS community that the name Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and then the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome name are a product of medical insurance companies, possibly in an effort to define the disorder as a behavioral illness similar to hypochondria or malingering. Insurance companies could benefit from this viewpoint, since behavioral illnesses are much less expensive to treat than physical illnesses, and in many cases, are not covered by insurance at all.<ref>[http://www.hfme.org/whobenefitsfromcfs.htm Who benefits from 'CFS' and 'ME/CFS'? - By: The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E. By: Jodi Bassett]</ref> == Learn more == *[[Definitions of ME and CFS]] *[[Forgotten Plague]] *[[Osler's Web]] *[[Thirty Years of Disdain]] == See also == *[[List of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks]] *[[XMRV]] == References == <references> <ref name="IOM2015MECFS">{{citation | last1 = Institute of Medicine (USA) | last2 = Committee on the Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | title = Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness | date = Feb 10, 2015 | url = http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Reports/2015/ME-CFS.aspx }}</ref> </references> <!-- ....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....0 --->
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