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What Exactly Is Multiple Sclerosis?   Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects approximately 2.5 million people worldwide. In this turmoil, the body's resistant framework acts against the focal sensory system - the cerebrum, spinal string, and nerves.  Such a condition is referred to as an autoimmune disease. Normally, the immune system protects our body from attack by foreign elements. Immune cells target and destroy foreign bodies such as bacteria and other pathogens. But in MS, the immune system mistakes myelin (the fatty covering that protects nerve fibers) for a foreign substance and destroys it. Therefore, multiple sclerosis is also called a demyelinating disorder. Why does the body insult the myelin coat? It is still not clear why the immune system attacks the myelin substance that is inherent in the human body. Scientists suggest environmental and genetic factors for this immune system behavior.  S...

Basics of Multiple Sclerosis   Multiple sclerosis, also commonly known as MS, is a chronic, long-term, and usually progressive disease affecting the central nervous system.  MS progresses by causing permanent damage to nerve cell sheaths in the spinal cord, brain, and optic nerves. In MS, immune cells attack myelin. Myelin is a fat-type substance that protects and insulates nerve fibers and nerve sheaths. Damage to myelin results in the growth of scar tissue.  Scar tissue and other damage to the nerve sheath and nerve fibers disrupts and sometimes distorts the nerve impulses traveling back and forth between the brain and spinal cord. This distortion and disruption can cause many different symptoms throughout the body that include the known effects of MS.  The resulting symptoms associated with MS include, but are not limited to • poor muscle coordination • blurred vision • speech difficulties • endangered basic bodily functions There are 4 known types of MS, call...