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Oct. 9th, 2009
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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: GAMMARETROVIRUS LINK ********************************************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Thu 8 Oct 2009 Source: US News & World Report, Associated Press (AP) report [edited] <http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/10/08/study-links-virus-to-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html> Study links virus to chronic fatigue syndrome --------------------------------------------- A virus recently linked to prostate cancer is a new suspect in chronic fatigue syndrome. US scientists tested blood from 101 patients and found two-thirds carried it. That does not mean the virus causes chronic fatigue, stressed the research published Thursday [8 Oct 2009] in the journal Science [the abstract of this paper is reproduced below]. The team of scientists from the National Cancer Institute and Nevada's Whittemore Peterson Institute said it was possible the virus, named XMRV [xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus] was just "a passenger virus" that catches a ride in patients whose immune systems are weakened by chronic fatigue. Moreover, the researchers found nearly 4 percent of healthy people carried the virus, too. That raises bigger questions about just what role this recently discovered virus -- a relative of viruses that cause cancer in mice -- may be playing in overall health. "This suggests that several million Americans may be infected with a retrovirus of as-yet-unknown pathogenic potential," the researchers concluded. Various viruses have been linked to chronic fatigue over the years, only to fall by the wayside as potential culprits in the mysterious illness thought to afflict millions. It is characterized by at least 6 months of severe fatigue, impaired memory, and other symptoms, but there's no test for it -- doctors rule out other possible causes -- and no specific treatment.( The Rest Under Here )
