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There are 5 types of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
1. Post-Exertional Fatigue: In this type a
person feels extremely weak, discomfort or sick after minimal
activity.
2. Wired Fatigue: In this type, a patient
feels extremely low energy leading to a feeling of over stimulation
with a major sign of maladaptive stress.
3. Brain Fog Fatigue: In this type a person
experiences extreme mental fatigue, which is far more serious
than physical fatigue. Mental fatigue involves confusion, disorientation
and the inability to function normally in daily activities.
4. Flu-like Fatigue: In this type, the patient
feels weak with symptoms of flu, high temperature and sore glands.
5. Energy Fatigue: In this type, the patient
experiences heaviness and immobilization lacking energy and
is unable to do any activity for long periods. This is experienced
in the first three months of illness or during a temporary relapse
(4).
Causes & Risk Factors
Causes:
The exact causes of CFS are not known, but it is understood
that the condition is related to an infection that affects the
immune system. Several bacterial and viral infections have been
investigated to understand the cause and affect relationship,
but the exact relationship with CFS is not yet confirmed. Treatment
of bacterial infection such as that of chlamydia pneumoniae
with antibiotics may improve the symptoms of CFS, but the definite
relationship of CFS with bacterial infections is still being
debated (5).
Risk factors for CFS include:
1. Women are four times more vulnerable to CFS than men.
2. CFS is common in people 40 years and 50 years old.
3. Children in their teens are at higher risk of developing
CFS as compared to adults (1).
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