ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/11/20253) The authors then showed how the virus changes the gene expression of the B-cells, making them more efficient at presenting antigens to other immune cells. They suspect this is one of the mechanisms that sets of the autoimmune response in lupus. 190
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/11/20254) It would be interesting to test this in ME/CFS patients as well. Before the term 'chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)' was coined in the 1980s, the illness was referred to as 'chronic EBV syndrome' because it often started after an infection by the Epstein-Barr Virus. 1101
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/11/20255) EBV has also been associated with multiple other autoimmune diseases, most notably Multiple Sclerosis (MS). More than 90% of the population gets the virus, but those who don't have a much lower risk for MS. 1101
