Weakness or Fatigue
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Weakness or Fatigue Underlying Cause
Causes of weakness and fatigue include:
AIDS
Anemia
Anxiety
Asthma
Bacterial endocarditis
Brain tumor
Cancer
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Congestive heart failure
Depression
Diabetes
Drug side effect
Head injury
Hypothyroidism
Lupus
Medication side effects
Mononucleosis
Parkinson's disease
Pernicious anemia
Poisoning
Pregnancy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Seizures
Sleep apnea syndrome
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Stroke
Transient ischemic attack
Tuberculosis
Viral syndrome
Viral exanthem
Weight loss
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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2008
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