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Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

The cause of CFS is not known. Therefore, there are no known steps to stop it from happening.

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Chronic fatigue syndrome. Merck Manual Professional Version website. Available at: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/chronic-fatigue-syndrome. Updated July 2018. Accessed February 8, 2019.

Last reviewed December 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Marcin Chwistek, MD