In 1956, Dr. Melvin Ramsay formally coined the name "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, (ME)"

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WHO has recognized "ME" as a distinct organic neurological disorder since 1969

Outbreaks prior to Incline Village, NV

include (but are not limited to):

1955 - London, England - Royal Free Hospital - outbreak in staff and patients of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

1984 - Lake Tahoe Area of CA/NV - start of a year-long epidemic involving over 160 cases of chronic illness eventually characterized as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)..."

MY TESTIMONY -->





Washington, DC via conference call

~ 5-minutes (starts @ Minute-0):





"In order to think about "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)" clearly, it's imperative to bring the events that led up to the creation of CFS into "epidemic" context.applying it to the Royal Free outbreak in 1955 (see below). After 30 years of investigation, Ramsay developed a definition of the illness that has stood the test of time. As Dr. Ramsay stated, "Eponyms such as `Akuryeru Disease'. `Iceland Disease' and `Royal Free Disease' have also been used in the case of particular outbreaks. These have the disadvantage that they obscure the all important fact that the disease has been reported world-wide."However, when the CDC created the term "CFS," a great many patients who fit the clinical definition of ME were cut off from a legitimate infectious neurological disease diagnosis, and trapped in the broad wastebasket term "CFS."1934 - Los Angeles, CA County Hospital - Atypical Poliomyelitis1936 - Fond Du Lac, WI - St. Agnes Convent - Encephalitis1937 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Abortive Poliomyelitis1937 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Frohburg Hospital Abortive Poliomyelitis1939 - Middlesex, England - Harefield Sanatorium - persistent Myalgia following sore throat1939 - Degersheim, Switzerland - Abortive Poliomyelitis1945 - Hospital of UPenn - epidemic Pleurodynia with prominent neurological symptoms and no demonstrable cause1946 - Iceland, disease resembling Poliomyelitis with the character of Akureyri disease1948 - Iceland, North Coast towns - epidemic simulating Poliomyelitis1949 - Adelaide, South Australia - a disease resembling Poliomyelitis1950 - Louisville, KY -- St. Joseph's Infirmary - outbreak in nurses' training school described as "epidemic Neuromyasthenia"1950 - Upper State NY - outbreak resembling the Iceland disease simulating acute Anterior Poliomyelitis1952 - London, England - Middlesex Hospital Nurses' Home - Encephalomyelitis associated with Poliomyelitis virus1952 - Copenhagen, Denmark - epidemic Myositis1952 - Lakeland, FL - epidemic Neuromyasthenia1953 - Coventry and District, England - illness resembling Poliomyelitis observed in nurses1953 - Rockville, MD - Chestnut Lodge Hospital - Poliomyelitis-like epidemic Neuromyasthenia1953 - Jutland, Denmark - epidemic Encephalitis with vertigo1954 - Seward, AK - benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Iceland Disease)1954 - Berlin, Germany - British army - further outbreak of a disease resembling Poliomyelitis1954 - Liverpool, England - outbreak among medical and nursing staff in a local hospital1955 - Dalston, Cumbria, England - epidemic and sporadic outbreak of an unusual disease1955 - Perth, Australia - virus epidemic in waves1955 - Gilfac Goch, Wales - outbreak of benign ME1955 - Durban City, South Africa - Addington Hospital - outbreak among nurses of "Durban Mystery Disease"1955 - Segbwema, Sierra Leone - outbreak of Encephalomyelitis1955 - Patreksfjorour and Porshofn, Iceland - unusual response to polio vaccine1955 - NW London, England - nurses' residential home - acute Infective Encephalomyelitis simulating poliomyelitis1956 - Ridgefield, CT - epidemic Neuromyasthenia1956 - Punta Gorda, FL - outbreak of epidemic Neuromyasthenia1956 - Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England - Lymphocytic Meningoencephalitis with myalgia and rash1956 - Pittsfield and Williamstown, MA - benign ME1956 - Coventry, England - epidemic malaise, benign ME1957 - Brighton, South Australia - Cocksakie Echo virus Meningitis, epidemic Myalgic Encephalomyelitis1958 - Athens, Greece - nurses' school - outbreak of benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis with periostitis and arthopathy noted.1958 - SW London, England - reports of sporadic cases of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis1959 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England - outbreak of benign ME1961 - Basel, Switzerland - sporadic cases of benign ME1961 - NY State - outbreak of epidemic Neuromyasthenia in a convent1964 - NW London, England - epidemic malaise, epidemic Neuromyasthenia1964 - Franklin, KY - outbreak of Neuromyasthenia in a factory1967 - Edinburgh, Scotland - sporadic cases resembling benign ME1968 - Fraidek, Lebanon - benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis1969 - Brooklyn, NY - State University of NY Downstate Medical Center - epidemic Neuromyasthenia, unidentified symptom complex1970 - Lackland Air Force Base, TX - epidemic Neuromyasthenia1970 - London, England - Great Ormond St Hospital for Children - outbreak of Neuromyasthenia among nurses1975 - Sacramento, CA - Mercy San Juan Hospital - Infectious Venulitis, epidemic Phelobodynia1976 - SW Ireland - epidemic Neuromyasthenia, benign ME1977 - Dallas - Fort Worth, TX - epidemic Neuromyasthenia1979 - Southampton, England - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis1980 - West Kilbridge, Ayrshire, Scotland - epidemic ME1980 - San Francisco, CA - epidemic persistent flu-like illness1981 - Stirlingshire, Scotland - sporadic Myalgic Encephalomyelitis1982 - West Otago, Dunedin and Hamilton, New Zealand - ME1983 - Los Angeles, CA - initial cases of an unknown, chronic symptom complex involving profound "fatigue" {Wiki } + {Osler's Web: Inside CFS Epidemic.}