Before long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are starting to unravel its secrets.

Summary

Post-viral fatigue,* a mysterious illness linked to infections such as Epstein-Barr, Ebola, and Lyme disease, has long been poorly understood.

Scientists are now investigating its underlying causes, including mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and autoimmunity, while exploring potential treatments like enzyme supplements and repurposed medications.

Current studies are focusing on repurposed HIV drugs, enzyme therapies, and supplements such as Coenzyme Q10.

Identifying at-risk subgroups and uncovering the mechanisms behind fatigue could produce targeted clinical trials and new treatments within the next 1-2 years.

EDIT:

*Should be post-acute infection syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis instead (thanks @FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone)

  • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    19·
    4 hours ago

    I hate when the media tries to “simplify” the name to “fatigue”.

    There’s a reason the medical profession has abandoned the terms post-viral fatigue syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome as names, in favour of Post-Actute Infection Syndrome, and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

    1. They are extremely inaccurate names, these conditions can cause hundreds of symptoms and fatigue isn’t always one of them.

    2. It’s an incredibly minimising name when these conditions are known to have caused death, and can cause people to lose the ability to speak or digest in severe cases. “Fatigue” is something healthy people experience too.

    But the media always loves “dumbing it down” to “fatigue”.

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
      2·
      51 minutes ago

      Yeah, we’ve been training our family to call it just ME. I always know that a doctor knows jack shit about it when they starts saying things like “so then you felt sleepy…” It’s even further removed from ME than calling it fatigue.