Researchers are now discovering that chronic fatigue for some folks may due to brain damage caused by glandular fever.
The culprit?
Epstein Barr virus.
One out of every ten patients with Epstein Barr suffer from long term fatigue.
Here's the clincher...
Scientists are pretty darn sure there is a link between infection with Epstein-Barr and Systemic Lupus later in life.
The correlation is high for African-Americans (who are more prone to lupus), but also significant for Cacucasian lupus patients.
Food for thought.
Read more about the research at the following web pages:
BBC NEWS Health Chronic fatigue brain injury link
ScienceDaily: Lupus And The Role Of Epstein-Barr Virus
Epstein-Barr Virus
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