ME Awareness Week

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ME Awareness Week is the week of May 12th each year; May 12th is International ME Awareness Day.[1][2] The color for ME Awareness is blue.

The month of May is ME Awareness Month.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

International ME Awareness Day began in 1993.[4] Invest in ME Research, a British charity, began ME Awareness Week and ME Awareness Month in 2006.[5]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

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See also: diseases[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://may12th.org
  2. ↑ CDC (May 11, 2020). "ME/CFS". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.investinme.org/IIMER-Newslet-1805-01.shtml
  4. ↑ ME Support. "Countdown Clock - M.E. Support". mesupport.co.uk. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Invest in ME Research. "ME Conference 2006". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a U.S. government agency dedicated to epidemiology and public health. It operates under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a U.S. government agency dedicated to epidemiology and public health. It operates under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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