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No, you cannot die from CFS. IT can cause depression and is very dificult to deal with but is not deadly.
The problem is properly diagnosing the cause of CFS. According to the book 'America's Biggest Cover-Up: 50 More Things Everyone Should Know About The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic And Its Link To AIDS', in 1993, a leading CFS researcher, Dr Paul Cheney reported that five of his twenty CFS patients died in that year- two committed suicide and three, like AIDS patients, succumbed to overwhelming infections that their damaged immune systems just couldn't fight off.
There is much speculation that CFS patients may have similar immune system deficiencies as so-termed 'non-HIV AIDS' cases.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Chronic Fatigue is a conditions that makes you feel extremely fatigued, gives you unusual moods swings and can also contribute to a weight gain dew to it slowing the metabolism.
There is no cure but it does go away by itself(so there really isn't a point). A person usually only has it for three years but for some it can last up to eight.
Although, after having it you are never really the "same", you may feel slightly tired some days and may need a nap but thats the height of it.
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∙ 13y agoPeople with CFS have debilitating fatigue that lasts for six months or longer
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∙ 13y agoYes
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