The person then experiences a triggering event which, in turn, leads to immune activation, cellular dysfunction, and viral reactivation. This is not unheard of. Reiter's syndrome is an example of an illness that takes a genetic predisposition. Thus, Lyme is another overlapping illness. The EBV titers in CFS are not that much higher than an average person, but knowledge of HHV-6 is incomplete although it seems interesting.
Rashes are also common at time of onset.
She wanted to study GWI, but her grant request was not funded. Dr. Klimas found it most interesting that, although there were a high number of females in the Gulf War, the majority of those with GWI are male. If a healthy person, for an example, cuts their finger, they'll feel pain in that finger. The PWC has their NK cells barely functioning. This is why, in Japan, CFS is called Low NK Cell Disease .