Essay On Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis, also known as, MS is a rare and crippling disease of the central nervous system. Multiple Sclerosis is the result of the protective membrane, the myelin sheath that covers the axon of a nerve cell which gets destroyed by inflammation or scarring. When the nerve cell gets destroyed it results in the nerve signal stopping or slowing down. The damage to the nerve cells are a result of the immune systems cells attacking the nervous system. Multiple Sclerosis is a very rare disease. MS affects less than 200,000 people per year. Of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis majority of the people are women. Multiple Sclerosis has to be diagnosed by a doctor after laboratory test and imaging test have been completed. Most people who have been diagnosed with MS

Though many people believe there is only one form of Multiple sclerosis there are actually four different MS forms. Relapsing- remitting Multiple sclerosis is the most common form where patients experiences flare ups of attacks and then go through periods of remission. Secondary-progression of MS is described as symptoms and signs worsening and occurring often whether there are or are not periods of remission. Primary progressive MS slowly worsens and is the least reactant to medications. Then lastly progressive relapsing MS is the rarest. Form. Only about 5% of MS patients have this form of Multiple sclerosis with attacks that never experience remission. Although it is unknown what causes MS to attack certain people, it is believed to be a virus or gene defect. Though many people believe environmental factors may also play a role in this crippling disease. If you have a family history of MS you are at an increased risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis yourself. However, Multiple Sclerosis varies in it’s severity with mild, moderate and severe cases recorded throughout the world. ( medicine plus, multiple