Chapter 17 Fatigue
1. For some people, chronic fatigue syndrome can begin when?
A. After a cold
B. After bronchitis
C. After hepatitis
D. Any of the above
The correct answer is D. Any of the above.
CFS may develop after a viral illness such as infectious mononucleosis ("mono"). This illness temporarily
saps the energy of many teenagers and young adults. Often, people say that their illnesses started during a
period of high stress. In others, CFS develops more gradually, with no clear illness or other event starting it.
2. The mental fatigue and confusion of CFS has been compared to what other condition?
A. Mononucleosis
B. A hangover
C. The flu
D. Sleep apnea
The correct answer is E. All of the above.
People with CFS say the extreme exhaustion is similar to that felt with mononucleosis, the flu, a lingering
hangover, or untreated sleep apnea. The extreme weakness of chronic fatigue does not go away. It continues
to drain the person for months and years.
3. Which of these is not a typical symptom of CFS?
A. A rash over the trunk
B. Headache
C. Inability to concentrate
D. Tender lymph nodes
The correct answer is A. A rash over the trunk.
Typical symptoms include muscle and joint aches, fatigue, and weakness. Other possible
symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, chest pain, dizziness, dry eyes or mouth, jaw pain, morning
stiffness, night sweats, short-term memory loss, mental problems such as panic attacks, shortness of breath,
skin sensations, tingling sensations, and weight loss. CFS symptoms either hang on or often come and go for
more than 6 months. For most people, CFS symptoms reach a plateau early in the course of illness. After
that, they wax and wane.
4. Who is most likely to get CFS?
A. College-educated women
B. College-educated men
C. Women of any age
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, D. Men of any age
E. All of the above
The correct answer is E. All of the above.
Anyone can have CFS. Women are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop CFS than men, but researchers aren't
sure why this is so. When the disease was identified in the early 1980s, it was called the "yuppie flu,"
because most of those diagnosed were well-educated, well-off women in their 30s and 40s. Since then,
doctors and researchers have found it in both men and women, of all races, ethnic groups, and ages,
although it is still more prevalent in women. The disease (under other names) may have been around since at
least the 1800s. In the 1860s, physician
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1. For some people, chronic fatigue syndrome can begin when?
A. After a cold
B. After bronchitis
C. After hepatitis
D. Any of the above
The correct answer is D. Any of the above.
CFS may develop after a viral illness such as infectious mononucleosis ("mono"). This illness temporarily
saps the energy of many teenagers and young adults. Often, people say that their illnesses started during a
period of high stress. In others, CFS develops more gradually, with no clear illness or other event starting it.
2. The mental fatigue and confusion of CFS has been compared to what other condition?
A. Mononucleosis
B. A hangover
C. The flu
D. Sleep apnea
The correct answer is E. All of the above.
People with CFS say the extreme exhaustion is similar to that felt with mononucleosis, the flu, a lingering
hangover, or untreated sleep apnea. The extreme weakness of chronic fatigue does not go away. It continues
to drain the person for months and years.
3. Which of these is not a typical symptom of CFS?
A. A rash over the trunk
B. Headache
C. Inability to concentrate
D. Tender lymph nodes
The correct answer is A. A rash over the trunk.
Typical symptoms include muscle and joint aches, fatigue, and weakness. Other possible
symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, chest pain, dizziness, dry eyes or mouth, jaw pain, morning
stiffness, night sweats, short-term memory loss, mental problems such as panic attacks, shortness of breath,
skin sensations, tingling sensations, and weight loss. CFS symptoms either hang on or often come and go for
more than 6 months. For most people, CFS symptoms reach a plateau early in the course of illness. After
that, they wax and wane.
4. Who is most likely to get CFS?
A. College-educated women
B. College-educated men
C. Women of any age
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, D. Men of any age
E. All of the above
The correct answer is E. All of the above.
Anyone can have CFS. Women are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop CFS than men, but researchers aren't
sure why this is so. When the disease was identified in the early 1980s, it was called the "yuppie flu,"
because most of those diagnosed were well-educated, well-off women in their 30s and 40s. Since then,
doctors and researchers have found it in both men and women, of all races, ethnic groups, and ages,
although it is still more prevalent in women. The disease (under other names) may have been around since at
least the 1800s. In the 1860s, physician
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