*O* The murder of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis by Lajla Mark 2007
Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, smiled the compére and blew kisses to the audience.
- You are now going to witness real magic. - As an audience you are not supposed to see *how* it happens - but abracadabra .... before this show is over, I promise you, that the medical term Myalgic Encephalomyelitis will disappear right in front of your eyes.
- We can even make thousands and thousands of people suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis totally invisible. Now, watch carefully, meine Herrschaft. This is truly magic!
ME - ME/CFS - CFS History by Lajla Mark
For the first time, in 1959, the name Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) was used officially for this disease in a article by Dr. E.D. Acheson in the Lancet. [4]
"From 1934-90, there were at least sixty-three outbreaks of epidemic proportions, all well documented, and distributed geographically in North America (29 outbreaks), the UK (16), the rest of Europe (11), Australasia (4), Africa (2), and Asia (1). One of the most studied, and possibly the most controversial outbreak, occurred at the Royal Free Hospital, London, in 1955, says Dr. Vance Spence, Universiy of Dundee, Scotland. List of epidemics from 1934 to 1980
.....If this version of CDC's ICD-10CM gets approved, it will be up to those countries using the name CFS or ME/CFS, to get the CFS and ME mess sorted out and distinctly separate CFS from ME - and also distinctly separate the diseases and conditions covered by the CFS umbrella term from each other.
Because of the worldwide confusion about ME and CFS amongst physicians and health authorities - and patients for that matter - it is of vital significance to clarify and emphazise the difference between these two. We need a new era where correct medical information about what ME is - and certainly is not - is highly needed.
