Tag Archives: mononucleosis

Good recovery rates for ME/CFS following Glandular fever

Posted on 02/16/2015 by wames

Sometimes ME/CFS emerges after mononucleosis, or glandular fever. Simon McGrath in his blog Phoenix Rising shares results from a long-term follow-up study from Haukeland University Hospital in Norway … “When will this end?” It’s a question that most ME/CFS patients have … Continue reading →

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Hormones, autoimmunity and/or viruses at work in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/15/2015 by wames

Cort Johnson explores the significance of a study into age peaks in ME/CFS: Age patterns provide pointer A  Norwegian study of ME/CFS patient records that found two age peaks in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, one starting from ages 10-19, the other … Continue reading →

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Epstein Barr virus following immune deficiency found in CFS subgroup

Posted on 01/22/2014 by wames

Abstract Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has long been discussed as a possible cause or trigger of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In a subset of patients the disease starts with infectious mononucleosis and both enhanced and diminished EBV-specific antibody titers have been … Continue reading →

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