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yuppie flu

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yuppie flu
n. Informal
Chronic fatigue syndrome.

[From the perception of it as a psychosomatic illness restricted to members of the young middle and upper classes.]


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These names include chronic fatigue and immune disorder (CFIDS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (pronounced my-AL-jik en-SEF-uh-lo-MY-uh-LY-tiss), low natural killer cell disease, post-viral syndrome, Epstein-Barr disease, and Yuppie flu.
At this time it wasn't well - known and was generally called yuppie flu.
Once known as the yuppie flu, myalgic encephalomyelitis currently affects a significant proportion of the population regardless of age, race and socio-economic class.
 
 
 
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