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ME - myalgic encephalomyelitis - known as 'yuppy 'flu' in the 1950s onwards with symptoms put down to psychological issues when people wanted to get sick notes. 

However these patients were really ill with 'no known causation'.  My Aunt [3 years older than myself] suffered all kinds of dismissive reactions from the various GPs that she went to talk with, very rarely getting referred to consultants.  She underwent hysterectomy 'to put things right' which of course, didn't make an iota of difference 

Now that many are suffering long-Covid, now recognised as a condition, ME is being looked at from different view points as possibly being a 'real' reaction to viruses.  Hopefully more monies will be put to use to research this debilitating illness to the advantage of others.