Scientists link chronic fatigue ailment to retrovirus

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Scientists link chronic fatigue ailment to retrovirus

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI), located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National ...

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