Chronic fatigue syndrome estimated to affect 3.3 million in U.S., more than previously thought: CDC
Chronic fatigue syndrome is clearly "is not a rare illness,” said the CDC's Elizabeth Unger of a new report estimating that 3.3 million Americans have the condition.
Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID. The condition clearly “is not a rare illness,” said the CDC’s Dr. Elizabeth Unger, one of the report’s co-authors.
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