TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.