Retrovirus samvarierar med kroniskt trötthetssyndrom

Antikroppar mot ett retrovirus har hittats i en stor majoritet av en undersökt grupp där alla lider av kronisk trötthet. Viruset är inte så vanligt bland "vanliga" människor. Jag misstänker att en hel del saker som vi idag inte vet orsaken till kommer att visa sig vara orsakat av infektioner. Mer studier och detekteringstekniker behövs.

However, other researchers emphasised that the numbers published so far are too small to conclude anything about the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. "It's spectacular but needs replication. And I hope that no one is thinking of prescribing anti-retrovirals on the basis of this," said Simon Wessely, professor of psychological medicine at King's College London. "It's very preliminary and there no evidence to say this is relevant to the vast majority of people in the UK with the condition."

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