1. By: Kaleb Wells And Joshua Turnbull
Multiple Sclerosis
By: Kaleb Wells
And
Joshua Turnbull

2. What is it?
MS is an auto immune disease which affects the central nervous system (CNS)
People with this disease can live relatively normal lives between attacks although most end up in wheel chairs in the end

3. Who does it affect? It affect s women 2 to 3 times more than men
MS is not inherited but genetics do play an important role in who does and does not get the disease
Most are diagnosed between 20 and 50 years of age
More common in the North than the South
More common in Caucasians than other races

4. How is it an Auto Immune Disease?
The immune cells in a body with MS erodes the myelin sheath of the nerve cells
The eroded myelin sheaths become scar tissue in a process called sclerosis.
Which causes electrical impulses to be slower, interrupted, distorted, or cancel out altogether

5. Symptoms Fatigue Numbness Walking, balance, and coordination issues
Bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunctions
Vision problems
Dizziness and vertigo
Pain
Emotional Changes and Depression
Spasticity

6. Treatments
There is no cure but there are “Disease modifying agents” to help with the attacks of MS like
Ayonex
Betaseron
Copaxone
Extavia
Gilenva
Novantrone
Rebif
Tysbri
Corticosteroids (For Exacerbations)
Rehabilitation
Support Groups

7. Works Cited Page
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