Virus discovery called breakthrough in fight against chronic fatigue syndrome

Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 17:07 in Health & Medicine

Traces of a retrovirus similar to HIV are found in most patients with the mysterious disorder. It could be an opportunistic virus, but researchers want further testing to see if it causes the disease. In what may prove to be the first major breakthrough in the fight against the mysterious and controversial disorder known as chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers reported today that they...

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