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Is a Virus the Cause of Fatigue Syndrome?

Reno : NV : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome appears to be linked to a retrovirus, researchers announced in the latest issue of Science
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome appears to be linked to a retrovirus, ...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome appears to be linked to a retrovirus, ...
A study published last week in the journal Science suggested that might be the case, reporting that many patients who had the syndrome were infected with a recently discovered virus. Chronic fatigue syndrome has long been a medical mystery and the subject of debate, sometimes bitter, among doctors,...
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  • News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago
    A study published last week in the journal Science suggested that might be the case, reporting that many patients who had the syndrome were infected with a recently discovered virus. Chronic fatigue syndrome has long been a medical mystery and the...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    Victoria Campbell-News 4 Just 24 hours after researchers at the Whittemore-Peterson Institute announced they had discovered the retrovirus linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, they continued to receive hundreds of emails and phone calls from grateful...
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Posted By JShue7931 JShue7931 | about 1 month ago
I believe it. (Not really im just doing it for the free Pet Society Offers!)
Posted By whiteboi whiteboi | about 1 month ago
hmmmmm I agree
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