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Exploring the Link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and COVID-19
Ami Mac, MD, helps people suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and works to understand the biological basis of the symptoms they experience. She has seen many people with this syndrome misdiagnosed with other conditions, and she says effective treatment options are lacking. The causes of ME/CFS are not clear; possibilities include immune disorders and trauma as well as viral infections. As director of translational medicine at the Stanford Genome Technology Center, Mac focuses on the long-term consequences of viral infections.
“ME/CFS is described as a living death due to incapacitating fatigue and utter exhaustion,” says Mac. “Often a patient has an initial viral infection, such as EBV, HHV-6, or coronavirus, and then never fully recovers.” Now Mac is looking at COVID-19. “Based on prior SARS data, we estimate that at least 10 percent of those afflicted with COVID-19 will go on to develop ME/CFS,” she says. “People need to know the symptoms so that they may seek treatment.”
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Ami is the Director of Translational Medicine and Patient Relations at the Stanford Genome Technology Center. She has served in the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) on the Leadership Council, has been involved in medical student and resident education nationally, and has written a guide to musculoskeletal ultrasound distributed by Sonosite. She has expertise in analytics, advised multiple startups in business strategy, product development and marketing.
Chronic fatigue syndrome a possible long-term effect of Covid-19, experts say
By Ryan Prior, CNN
In the next couple weeks, she hopes to finish building an app by which researchers can follow Covid-19 patients and the symptoms, tracking how and when they develop symptoms consistent with ME/CFS.
Both Mac and Wilder plan to keep dedicating themselves as strong advocates for Covid-19 long-haulers who need all the support, scientifically and socially, that they can get.
“Dr. Mac partners with Sonosite to create a musculoskeletal ultrasound pocket guide. Sonosite distributes internationally.”
Author, Dr. Ami Mac
The Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Pocket Guide is a portable and easy-to-use reference for students, residents and physicians. It is a beginner’s guide for the most common diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound studies. The images provided are those most frequently obtained during the sonographic evaluation of each respective joint.
