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Pathogens

Numerous pathogens have been associated with ME/CFS. Viruses, including the Epstein-Barr virus, and bacterial infections, are frequently reported triggers for ME and CFS (more...)

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Enteroviruses are made from four proteins named VP1 to VP4 (VP4 located in the interior).

Enteroviruses are a class of non-enveloped positive single-stranded RNA viruses. Enteroviruses include Coxsackievirus A, Coxsackievirus B, Echovirus, Poliovirus, Rhinovirus, and many others. Person-to-person transmission of enteroviruses occurs through fecal-oral and oral-oral routes. Non-polio enteroviruses are very common (more...)

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Charles Bernard Shepherd, MB, BS, is the Honorary Medical Adviser to the ME Association, a patient charity in London, United Kingdom and the co-author with Dr Abhijit Chaudhuri of ME/CFS/PVFS: An Exploration of Key Clinical Issues, a health professional's guidebook published by the ME Association. He was on the Steering Committee of the National ME Observatory, a collaborative research project in the UK. His special interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) stems from having developed the illness after a bout of chickenpox. (more...)

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