DISEASE that carries with it a social stigma causes additional and unnecessary suffering.This has often been so with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), or chronic-fatigue syndrome, as it is also known.

• 如果说哪种疾病会带来附加的社会污名和不必要的痛苦，那一定是肌痛性脑脊髓炎（ME）了，它另一个响当当的名头是慢性疲劳综合症。