ME/CFS is a devastating disease that affects approximately 300,000 people in Germany alone. So far, there is little help for those suffering from the disease. Many doctors are unfamiliar with the clinical picture and treat incorrectly. But recently something is happening, also due to the Corona pandemic: because late effects of Covid-19 correspond to the typical symptoms of ME/CFS ...
ME/CFS - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - is a severe neuroimmunological disease that often leads to a high degree of physical disability.
17-24 million people worldwide are affected by ME/CFS. In Germany, there are an estimated 300,000, and in France, approximately 250,000. Women are more often affected than men. Researchers believe that no more than half of those with the disease have a diagnosis.
Despite this high number of sufferers, ME/CFS is virtually unknown to the public and physicians, even though it was included in the International Classification of Neurological Diseases by the World Health Organization as early as 1969.
Research is still in its infancy, and there are no drugs or therapies to treat the causes of the disease. Those affected are usually stigmatized as depressed or mentally ill.
The new virus Sars-CoV-2, with which more than 100 million people worldwide have been infected so far, makes the disease particularly explosive: Some still suffer from late effects weeks and months after surviving the infection - with symptoms similar to those of ME/CFS sufferers.
The documentary accompanies sufferers and their relatives as well as internationally renowned researchers and discusses the current state of science. They all bring the drama and hardship of the disease to life and dispel myths that have hindered scientific progress for decades.
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