Such a mysterious disease as a syndrome of chronic fatigue, perhaps, will be curable. Many medical specialists believe that such a disease does not exist and does not pay enough attention to it, however patients who once felt the symptoms continue to ache no matter what.

The secret around the chronic fatigue syndrome is supported by the fact that it does not have specific diagnostic tests other than the complaints of patients who can not perform elementary actions and feel nausea, weakness and even mental difficulties.

However, the fact that very often the disease begins with influenza-like symptoms, caused one of the scientists, Professor Montoyu from the University of Stanford, to study in more detail the infectious underlying cause of the disease state.

A detailed examination of the question revealed that in the blood of very many patients there were elevated levels of antibodies to the human herpesvirus of the sixth type and the Epstein-Barr virus.

This hypothesis forced him to offer patients treatment with an antiviral drug from the Swiss company Roche (Roche).

At first, Dr. Montoya's proposal was accepted by the medical community with a great deal of skepticism, but the study, which included 25 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and had high titers of antibodies to viruses, produced tremendous results.

At first, some patients had deterioration, but gradually they were able to expand their daily physical activity and acquired the former clarity of thought.

The drug, which was offered to treat patients, was originally intended to prevent viral infection in patients who underwent transplantation of tissues and organs.

To confirm the effectiveness of this method on large samples, next year it is planned to organize a study with a large number of participants.

Medicinform. Net.

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