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Long COVID shares a lot of symptoms with ME/CFS. And yes it has been researched before, but neurological illnesses are usually beyond our knowledge at this poin
by H8crilA 3y ago
Long COVID shares a lot of symptoms with ME/CFS. And yes it has been researched before, but neurological illnesses are usually beyond our knowledge at this point. Additional funding/attention to Long COVID could help with both.
- xattt 3y agoThere is probably a hidden bias in play, in that people who suffer from CFS are overwhelmed with daily tasks and are unable to engage in advocacy in promoting research.
- jijijijij 3y agoVery few people suffering from any serious disease are able to engage in advocacy in promoting research. I mean, debilitating fatigue itself isn't exactly an exclusive, or rare symptom. The main issue is probably how little we know about the body in detail, really. Especially the immune system. And if your starting point is a diagnosis of "well, it's nothing else", that's a moving target, anyway. I guess, you could count a lot of basic research as CFS research.
- GuB-42 3y agoBut their loved ones can. The victims of severe diseases rarely do the advocacy themselves, they are too busy trying to get better. The ones who care for them however, and have to bear the external costs will do everything they can to get people attention.