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World Awareness Week 11th to 17th May 2026
World Awareness Day 12th May
World Awareness Month May |
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (C.F.S.) is as it's name says, extreme fatigue, like all your energy has been sucked out.
Myalgic Encephalopathy (M.E.) (My-al-jik En-kefa-lop-athy)
My
= muscle
It should be explained that there are a number of different names for what is an illness of uncertain cause affecting many thousands of people. Currently it is estimated that some 250,000 people in Britain are affected by this illness and it affects all types of people and at all ages.
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Symptoms can include, all or several of the following:
In many cases, onset is linked to a viral infection. Other triggers may include an operation or an accident, child birth, bereavement, breakdown of a relationship, anything that your body determines as a trauma. Some people experience a slow, insidious onset, which means the onset can be days, weeks, months even years later which can then prove diagnosis difficult.
Life Extension: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The British Dietetic Association: CFS and Diet BMJ Group: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Blue Badge explanation card for C.F.S. (to sit aside your blue badge when on display) Blue Badge explanation card for M.E. (to sit aside your blue badge when on display)
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