MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

WHAT IS MS?

• A nervous system disease
• affects the brain and spinal cord, resulting in loss of muscle control,
• vision, balance, and sensation
• The brain and spinal cord is damaged by your immune system
• This is caused when you immune system mistakes your tissue for bacteria and attacks your nervers

HOW DOES IT REALATE TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?

• MS realates to the nervous system because this disease attacked the covering
• of the nerves leaving them exposed and damaged
• The signals sent from the nerves to pther parts of your body is weak
• When touching things your feeling can be almost nonexistent
• Doesn't only affect your nerves, but that is the biggest affected part

IS THERE A CURE? TREATMENT?

• Currently there is no cure for MS
• Some treatments include drugsthat slow
• down the course of MS.
• There is four injectable medications, two infusions
• and one oral medication.

FUN FACTS

• For every man diagnosed 2 women are as well
• From the age of 20-50 is when you are first diagnosed
• First diagnosed in 1849

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