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Infectious agents: Herpesvirus Epstein barr virus cytomegalovirus HSV-1 HSV-2 influenza HHV-6 HHV-7 Coxsackie A Coxsackie B Babesia Bartonella enterovirus Parvovirus B-19

Triggers and complicating factors: Viral onset Trauma Pregnancy Vaccine Toxic exposure Candidiasis

Signs and symptoms: Orthostatic intolerance Ataxia Cognitive dysfunction Postural orthostatic tachycardia Neurally mediated hypotension Sleep disturbance Fatigue Post-exertional malaise Nonepileptic seizure Seizure Migraine Muscle fatigability Food intolerance

Body systems: Nervous system HPA axis Brain Spinal cord Neuroinflammation Microglia Leaky brain Glutamate excitotoxicity Central sensitization Gastrointestinal system Microbiome Leaky gut Immune system B cell Natural killer cell Macrophage Cytokines IL-2 interferon IL-10 IL-1 IL-18 IL-17 Tumor necrosis factors Ribonuclease L Antibody Autoantibody Cardiovascular system Blood

Tests: Cardiopulmonary exercise test Two day exercise test Erythrocyte sedimentation rate C reactive protein Brain imaging MRI SPECT Exercise

Names and related conditions: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease Chronic epstein barr Chronic lyme disease Mold illness Biotoxin illness Environmental illness Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Gulf War Illness Mast cell activation disorder Mastocytosis Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Fibromyalgia Small intestine bacterial overgrowth Lactic acidosis Autoimmune disease Cancer Thyroid disease Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Definitions: Definitions of ME and CFS Canadian Consensus Criteria International Consensus Criteria Oxford criteria Fukuda criteria Holmes criteria

US Government Institute of Medicine report Pathways to prevention report Trans-NIH Working Group

Biochemistry and cell biology: Methylation cycle Citric acid cycle Mitochondria D lactate Lactic acid Nitric oxide Glutathione glucocorticoid endocannabinoid Histamine

Nutrients: Vitamin D Vitamin C Copper Folate B12 B6 B2 Deadlock quartet TMG Sam-e L-carnitine Zinc Magnesium

Supplements: Probiotics AHCC CoQ10 MitoQ PrescriptAssist Mutaflor GcMAF Colostrum Transfer factors

Drug treatments: Valgancyclovir Famciclovir Valaciclovir Ampligen Low dose naltrexone Equilibrant Rituximab Prednisone Intravenous immunoglobulin Acyclovir

Diets: Vegan diet Vegetarian diet Paleo diet Ketogenic diet GAPS diet Specific carbohydrate diet

Uncategorized interventions: Mold avoidance Fasting Chelation Fecal matter transplant Helminth therapy Pacing Energy envelope Dark chocolate Medical marijuana Hyperbaric oxygen Ozone Altitude Coffee enema

Hypotheses: Methylation cycle hypothesis Amygdala hypothesis Hygiene hypothesis

Outbreaks: Incline village Lydonville Akuyeri Los Angeles Royal Free Hospital

Notable people: Karina Hansen Joanne Sophia Mirza Lynn Gilderdale Emily Collingridge Melvin Ramsay

Psychological paradigm, mind-body approaches and related interventions: PACE trial graded exercise therapy cognitive behavioral therapy biopsychosocial deconditioning Mickel therapy Lightning process Gupta programme Psychoneuroimmunology meditation Bodily distress syndrome Functional somatic syndrome Psychosomatic illness Neurasthenia

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Research initiatives: Invest in ME Open Medicine Foundation Chronic Fatigue Initiative Solve ME/CFS

Citizen science: 23andMe Ubiome American Gut Mendus Any Treatment Phoenix Rising

Books: Plague The State of Me Love and Fatigue in America Osler's Web

Films: What About ME I Remember Me Forgotten Plague Canary in a Coal Mine The Last Great Medical Cover Up

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