By Zachary Sklar
Special to The Washington Post
So maybe we’re not all slackers. Maybe it’s not all in our heads, as many employers, psychiatrists, friends and even family members have implied over the years. Maybe the debilitating set of symptoms known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome is a legitimate illness, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. And maybe, according to a study published recently in the prestigious journal Science, it’s actually caused by a virus.
By Zachary Sklar
Special to The Washington Post
So maybe we’re not all slackers. Maybe it’s not all in our heads, as many employers, psychiatrists, friends and even family members have implied over the years. Maybe the debilitating set of symptoms known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome is a legitimate illness, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. And maybe, according to a study published recently in the prestigious journal Science, it’s actually caused by a virus.