{"id":46773,"date":"2025-05-10T07:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=46773"},"modified":"2025-05-10T08:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T07:11:16","slug":"myth-long-covid-is-entirely-different-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/myth-long-covid-is-entirely-different-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth: Long COVID is entirely different to ME"},"content":{"rendered":"

ME: Challenge the myths, champion the facts!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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On World ME day 12 May 2025 we invite you to join us in debunking 6 of the myths about Myalgic Encephalopmyelitis (ME\/CFS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Myth 6:<\/span> Long COVID is entirely different to ME<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Fact:<\/span> Many Long COVID patients have symptoms that match ME<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have found that a large number of people with persistent Long COVID meet the diagnostic criteria for ME. Many experience Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) – an extreme worsening of symptoms after even minor physical or mental exertion which is the core symptom of ME.<\/span><\/p>\n

Studies highlight the biological similarities between the two diseases, reinforcing the need for integrated research and clinical approaches for these two conditions as well as other post-infectious syndromes.<\/span>
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