Friday, February 26, 2010
The XMRV controversy continues....
Well, now we have a third study reported in the past two months that casts doubt on XMRV as the primary cause of CFIDS. Article courtesy of the CFIDS Association of America newsletter:
Playing A Weak Hand Well
I suspect that CFIDS is multi-causal, or that there are different types of it, just as I feel strongly that there is more than one type of fibromyalgia. I think eventually, these will be categorized as different ailments, such as Sudden Onset Fibromyalgia or Post-Infectious CFIDS. They all seem to have the central sensitization spectrum in common, but the outcome is quite varied. I hope that because XMRV is not a certainty that the medical community doesn't go back to labeling CFIDS as a psychosomatic condition.
Playing A Weak Hand Well
I suspect that CFIDS is multi-causal, or that there are different types of it, just as I feel strongly that there is more than one type of fibromyalgia. I think eventually, these will be categorized as different ailments, such as Sudden Onset Fibromyalgia or Post-Infectious CFIDS. They all seem to have the central sensitization spectrum in common, but the outcome is quite varied. I hope that because XMRV is not a certainty that the medical community doesn't go back to labeling CFIDS as a psychosomatic condition.
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