ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 13/01/20251) The RECOVER study found that adults who got a SARS-CoV-2 infection were approximately 5 times as likely to develop ME/CFS. But there are some important caveats… 12314
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 13/01/20252) The main limitation is that RECOVER used questionnaires to assess ME/CFS rather than a clinical examination as most diagnostic criteria require. 260
Brunella Longo @brunellalongo.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Well ... it's a type of qualitative knowledge, isn't it? Self reported data through questionnaires make a large proportion of studies about autoimmune diseases inconclusive, anecdotical, lacking scientific grounds etc etc. But why they are so successfully gathered all over the world? 010
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 13/01/20253) For example: pre-existing medical conditions that might cause ME/CFS-like symptoms were not excluded. In contrast, most ME/CFS criteria have a long list of exclusionary conditions. People with rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, MS, etc aren't usually given a ME/CFS diagnosis... 240
