TABLE 1.
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.