About 1 in 22 people who survive COVID-19 go on to develop a typically lifelong disease called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), new research suggests.
Previous research has shown that ME/CFS can be triggered by viral and bacterial infections, such as Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mono, and Coxiella burnetii, which causes Q fever. The new study, published Jan. 13 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, sought to find out how often people likely develop ME/CFS after a bout of COVID-19.
