Childhood ME/CFS Prevalence Takes a Hike – Plus Take the Childhood Poll

Childhood ME/CFS Prevalence Takes a Hike – Plus Take the Childhood Poll

A 7-year study found approximately a 1% rate of childhood chronic fatigue syndrome in Chicago with higher rates in girls, in children from ethnic/racial minorities, and in adolescents. Only 5% of the children had been diagnosed. The results suggests that 555,000 children in the U.S, could have ME/CFS, 525,000 who have not been diagnosed - a situation Leondard Jason called a "national disgrace".

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