This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under
Contract No 75D30122P15156.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious, long-term illness that affects many body systems
and can often be misdiagnosed by healthcare professionals. Misconceptions among the general public, as well as the lack of
clinician education, have resulted in clinician difficulty with accurate diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS. The activities
in this series will help clinicians recognize the ME/CFS symptom spectrum, treat those patients, and use evidence-based approaches
to help alleviate or eliminate symptoms or comorbid conditions.
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