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. 2012;123:79–90.

TABLE 1.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cognomens*

Agnostic Terms
Neurasthenia (19th–20th centuries)
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (1950s– )
Chemical hypersensitivity syndrome (1980s– )
Infectious Candidates
Chronic Brucellosis (1930s–1950s)
Chronic Epstein-Barr virus (1960s–1980s)
Chronic candidiasis (1970s–1990s)
Toxic mold (1980s– )
Chronic Lyme disease (1990s– )
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus [XMRV] (2009–2011)

*Partial list, dates reflects estimates of popular consideration.