TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoChronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adultswww.boston.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1230
arrow-up1230external-linkChronic fatigue syndrome is not rare, says new CDC survey. It affects 3.3 million U.S. adultswww.boston.comTheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt seems like classifications differ between regions. In the US, an illness is rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. In the EU it’s less than 1 in 2000 (or less than 0.05%). So no, 1% isn’t anywhere close to rare.
It seems like classifications differ between regions. In the US, an illness is rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. In the EU it’s less than 1 in 2000 (or less than 0.05%).
So no, 1% isn’t anywhere close to rare.