1936 Fond-du-Lac outbreak

Onset
An early recorded outbreak of ME was in Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, US. Recorded by the US Public Health Service, the outbreak struck Saint Agnes Convent and was recorded as "encephalitis". Fifty-three young women were infected, all novices and convent candidates

Symptoms

 * nausea/vomiting
 * diplopia or blurred vision
 * impaired mentation
 * paresthesias affecting hands and feet
 * headache
 * neck pain
 * chest pain
 * back pain
 * limb pain
 * sore throat (prodomal)
 * fatiguability/malaise