community by the publication of the International Consensus Criteria for ME
(ICC).
But is it the same ME? The first major attempt to give the ME a coherent
focus occurred in 1959 with Acheson=92s long review journal article on =91b=
enign
myalgic encephalomyelitis=92 *outbreaks.* From that paper to the Incline
Village outbreak in the mid 1980=92s the focus was mostly on describing
outbreaks but the publication of a definition for chronic fatigue syndrome
in 1988 lead to an almost complete focus on the non-epidemic forms of the
illness. The =91outbreaks=92 continued on but they no longer figured in the
literature and, despite the return of the name they were associated with,
they were not given any mention in the ICC.
In this article we look at snapshots of ME over the years. Has the changed
focus from the outbreaks to the non-epidemic form of the disorder changed
our conception of ME? And if so - how?
*Check it out in Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes...Myalgic encephalomyelitis Now and
Then: 75 Years of ME -* http://forums.phoenixrising.me/content.php?468
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Cort Johnson
Phoenix Rising* - A non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated
to improving the lives of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and
other neuroendocrineimmune disorders
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