Doctors are finding striking similarities between chronic fatigue syndrome and long-term coronavirus symptoms

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• Many COVID-19 patients who have long-lasting symptoms report feeling weak or foggy after too much physical activity.
• That's a hallmark of chronic fatigue syndrome, an often debilitating illness that can last several years or more.
• Researchers are just beginning the understand the link between the coronavirus and chronic fatigue.
• Further investigation into the similarities could be critical to patients' long-term care.
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Before Marissa Oliver touched down in California in May, she was finally starting to feel recovered from COVID-19. Her breathing had improved: She could talk on the phone for half an hour or take a 40-minute walk without much discomfort. But traveling felled her almost instantly.

"I basically relapsed upon arrival," Oliver, a 36-year-old manager for an arts organization in New York City, told Business Insider.

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