How does CFS influence society?

In medicine that abbreviation means a syndrome called "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". It refers to a case, when patients's condition can be described as persistent fatigue which lasts for a long time (in some cases, up to years). It causes low productivity and absence of will to move forward. Sometimes, in bond with other illnesses may increase chances of patient getting into depression.

Nowadays that type of illness is a big problem as it might be "contagious". According to the research of Cornell university's scientists, that syndrome might be caused by infections, such as enterovirus, herpes and hepatitis, which appear in eighty percent of human population bodies (in passive form). Injuries or other infections may cause their partial activation leading to CFS, and low chance of their detection (due to low activity). That state may last for years without correct treatment.

That topic represents TOK from different aspects:

Firstly, there is a Methods and Tools question hidden in it. Easy to notice that ironical fatigue is a state which can be easily determined as laziness or some neurological disorder, so it is really not so obvious which treatment will be the suitable one. Especially, when the root of the disease (infection) is really challenging to be found (there are no certain symptoms and the amount of infection is insignificant.

Secondly there is a Scope question which most of people may ask: Why is it so important to know whether infection cause CFS or not? The reason for that is a need in understanding the cause of the productivity deprivation in society which leads to regress. The CFS is one of these causes, which makes that knowledge vital.

FOKQ: What disorders may be the cause of CFS?

SOKQ: How does uncertainty about ways of detecting and treating CFS may influence our society?