Q fever

Dr Dragan Ledina writes about Q Fever and ME/CFS.

Notable Studies
Q Fever (coxiella burnetti) is a bacterium that causes disease in humans. Q Fever is known to trigger chronic fatigue in some patients, often referred to as Q Fever Fatigue Syndrome (QFS) or CFS.

Coxiella burnetii dormancy in a fatal ten-year multisystem dysfunctional illness: case report.

A 2016 literature review concluded that: "Long-term fatigue following acute Q-fever, generally referred to as QFS, has major health-related consequences. However, information on aetiology, prevention, treatment, and prognosis of QFS is underrepresented in the international literature."