Analysis: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has been routinely dismissed and misdiagnosed by medical professionals, and the similarities between it and long Covid could lead to a similar situation.
May is ME awareness month, an international initiative to raise awareness of a much misunderstood, and often maligned, illness.
ME, which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis but is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a chronic and complex multi-system biological condition that can affect all age groups but is much more common in women.
Read more at: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0503/1213462-similarities-long-covid-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/
