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myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (me/cfs) is a disease that causes someone to feel so ill that they can't do their normal daily activities. people with me/cfs have problems sleeping and extreme fatigue that doesn't get better with rest. any kind of activity often makes their symptoms worse. this is called post-exertional malaise. they may have other symptoms like problems with thinking.

another name for this condition is systemic exertion intolerance disease (seid).

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