Flu-like symptoms
Flu-like symptoms are experienced when one has influenza, a flu-like illness, many other illnesses and diseases, and some medications.[1] ME/CFS sufferers experience recurrent flu-like symptoms which increase after exertion due to post-exertional malaise (PEM).
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Body aches and pains, chills, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, muscle soreness, nasal congestion, sore throat, and stiffness are all flu-like symptoms due to influenza or flu-like illness.[2][3][4] Malaise, which is a feeling of weakness, discomfort, like you have an illness, or simply not feeling well is often described by patients with a cold or flu as well as many other illnesses.[5]
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Flu-like symptoms in ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
Patients reporting flu-like symptoms can help confirm a diagnosis of ME/CFS. These symptoms can include general pain (myalgia) and a feeling of being unwell, a fever and temperature control, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands.[6][7][8]
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There are many illnesses, infections, contagions and contaminants that can cause flu-like symptoms such as: anthrax, brain infection, central nervous system infections, chickenpox, enteroviruses, food poisoning, fibromyalgia, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Hodgkin's disease, Legionnaires' disease, lyme disease, monkeypox, Percocet withdrawal, respiratory tract infections, tuberculosis, Weil's syndrome, and many more.[1][5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Causes of Flu-like symptoms - RightDiagnosis.com". rightdiagnosis.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Flu-Like Symptoms | Infections | Contagious Diseases". June 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ Clopton, Jennifer (January 4, 2018). "Is It Flu, Or Flu-Like? The Difference Matters". WebMD. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ Gardner, Amanda (February 21, 2018). "7 Conditions That Feel Like the Flu–But Aren't". Health.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Malaise: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis". healthline.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ Kraft, Sy (January 22, 2018). "Chronic fatigue syndrome: Symptoms, treatment, and causes". Medical News Today. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ Dellwo, Adrienne (August 16, 2018). "The Complexity of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Verywell Health. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Symptoms, Testing and Assessment". The ME Association. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Malaise: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis". healthline.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
