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[[File:Charles_Darwin_Portrait.jpg|right|thumb|'''Charles Darwin, 1868''']] '''Charles Darwin''' (1809-1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his theory of evolution as published in his 1859 book ''On the Origin of Species''. He suffered from ill health for most of his adult life, but remained undiagnosed. It has been theorised that he suffered from [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]]/[[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS), although many other diseases have also been suggested as possibilities. ==Presentation of illness== For over forty years Darwin suffered intermittently from various combinations of symptoms such as: [[malaise]], [[vertigo]], [[dizziness]], [[Muscle fasciculations|muscle spasms and tremors]], [[vomiting]], [[Stomach cramp|cramps]] and [[Colic|colics]], [[bloating]] and nocturnal [[intestinal gas]], [[Headache|headaches]], [[Visual dysfunction|alterations of vision]], [[Chronic fatigue|severe tiredness]], [[nervous exhaustion]], [[dyspnea]], skin problems such as [[Blister|blisters]] all over the scalp and [[eczema]], crying, [[anxiety]], [[sensation of impending death]] and [[loss of consciousness]], [[fainting]], [[tachycardia]], [[insomnia]], [[tinnitus]], and [[depression]]. ==Theories== ===Chronic Fatigue Syndrome=== *[http://solvecfs.org/%3Fp%3D6954 Did Darwin have ME/CFS?] - [[Zaher Nahle]] *[http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/02/darwin%E2%80%99s-illness-revisited-misconceptions-or-facts Darwin’s illness revisited: misconceptions or facts?] Comment by [[Norman Booth]] *Robert Youngson proposes in his monograph [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darwins-Mysterious-Illness-Robert-Youngson-ebook/dp/B00B9GRHYQ Darwin's Mysterious Illness] that Darwin suffered from CFS. ===Other suggestions=== *[[Asperger's]] syndrome or other [[pervasive developmental disorder]] *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2496051 Chagas disease] *[[Crohn's disease]] *[http://www.amednews.com/article/20100118/profession/301189938/7/ Cyclic vomiting syndrome] *[[Lactose intolerance]] *[[Lupus|Lupus erythematosus]] *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9109459 Ménière's disease] *[[Chronic Lyme disease|Tick-borne disease]] *[[Panic disorder]] with [[agoraphobia]] *[http://www.ocduk.org/ocd-history Obsessive–compulsive disorder] *[[Psychosomatic illness|Psychosomatic disease]] *[[Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome|Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome]] *[[Orthostatic intolerance]] *[[Helicobacter pylori]] *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632469/ MELAS] syndrome ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin%27s_health Wikipedia - Charles Darwin's health] *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darwins-Mysterious-Illness-Robert-Youngson-ebook/dp/B00B9GRHYQ Darwin's Mysterious Illness - Robert Youngson] *[http://darwinstudents.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/illness-of-charles-darwin-retrospective.html The illness of Charles Darwin: a retrospective diagnosis.] ==See also== *[[Florence Nightingale]] *[[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]] *[[Marie Curie]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:British famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Deceased people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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