Fatigue Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Acute ==== Acute fatigue is that which is temporary and self-limited. Acute fatigue is most often caused by an [[infection]] such as the [[common cold]] and can be cognized as one part of the [[sickness behavior]] response occurring when the [[immune system]] fights an [[infection]].<ref name="Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2012 pp. 552β558">{{cite journal |last1=Piraino |first1=B. |last2=Vollmer-Conna |first2=U. |last3=Lloyd |first3=A.R. |title=Genetic associations of fatigue and other symptom domains of the acute sickness response to infection |journal=Brain, Behavior, and Immunity |date=May 2012 |volume=26 |issue=4 |pages=552β558 |doi=10.1016/j.bbi.2011.12.009 |pmid=22227623 |pmc=7127134 }}</ref> Other common causes of acute fatigue include [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] and chemical causes, such as [[dehydration]], [[poison]]ing, [[low blood sugar]], or [[Mineral (nutrient)|mineral]] or [[vitamin]] deficiencies. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page