Abstract:
The 1982 publication of the Resolution journal of Johann George Reinhold Forster provided justification for his recognition as a scientist, and gave a remarkable insight into his character. It also included an account of an illness suffered by many of the sloop’s crew, including Forster, after a period ashore at Queen Charlotte Sound. The symptoms of the illness were remarkably similar to those now clustered as the chronic fatigue syndrome.
Source: St George IM. Did Cook’s sailors have Tapanui ‘flu? –chronic fatigue syndrome on the Resolution. N Z Med J. 1996 Jan 26;109(1014):15-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8628527