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That's kind of the point. ME/CFS is poorly understood and likely has many causes not directly stemming from viral illnesses. If it existed prior to Covid in s
by mdorazio 4y ago
That's kind of the point. ME/CFS is poorly understood and likely has many causes not directly stemming from viral illnesses. If it existed prior to Covid in seemingly large numbers, it seems pretty likely that people with pre-existing ME/CFS have now decided it's Long Covid, or that the same poorly defined causes have now impacted more people.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoAs I’ve stated elsewhere, many LongCovid cohorts are finding that 30% of them have hEDS which is technically considered rare (1/5000) but is actually not rare somewhere between 2% and 1% of general population. Many of those people would have got ME/CFS anyway from some other cause. Also because it’s indistinguishable and there is a stigma attached to ME/CFS many people are claiming to have LongCovid instead. In my view the only difference is the quantity of afflicted people is much higher.