Gulf War syndrome

The last time the US embarked on a major war in the Middle East, in 1990, the legacy included a generation of veterans who were victims of Gulf War Syndrome, and who had to wage a long fight against bureaucracy to get their disease officially acknowledged. Now some fear the latest US war there is also leaving a generation of veterans sick in ways they will have to fight to get recognized and treated for. Gulf War Syndrome -- a complex collection of symptoms typically including some combination of chronic headaches, difficulties understanding and communicating, widespread pain, unexplained fatigue, chronic diarrhea, skin rashes and respiratory problems -- began to strike US servicemen and women before Gulf War One was even over.
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