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== 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>
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