ms

[gravytate]

What is MS and how do you catch it?

[4getmenot]

google it

[raysparx1]

Have a look here gravy.

http://understandingms.com/?spg=PPC&sky=hgy|go o|understandingms|ms|spon-ms|ms1|

[Ethel]

You can't catch it.

[Drisgirl]

Its not hereditary either.
A few people seem to think it could be an environmental issue which triggers of the gene which would normally remain dormant.I have my doubts but in a small town 5miles from me (pop-2000) there are aprrox 8 people (relatively young) who have MS.
That is a high ratio and was the same town my cousin lived in.
Does make you wonder tho.

[wizard]

By kissing girls with cooties.

[Drisgirl]

Wiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -tut tut -this a serious issue which isnt even open to a slight jest xx

[Ice.Maiden]

Agree with drisgirl! ME can't be CAUGHT, and it can strike young and old alike. It's a horrible condition.

[Drisgirl]

Sorry Ice but someone (well that'll be me then -lol) will pick up on it -MS -I knew you meant that and the reason for all the hassle today cos Gravy got mixed up- and he really didnt mean it .He thought ME as well.Its easy done but he has taken an awful flak for it and it wasnt IMO warranted.

O my Nytol is kicking in -both H and I are hyper tonight but we both know we will suffer tomorrow/today but we cant sleep/

Im off ki -catch ya later hun xx

[Ice.Maiden]

Oh god - sorry DG. I don't know whether I just wasn't concentrating on the question, or whether it's because I actually had a friend round here earlier on who's an ME sufferer! It's really debilitating - but then MS is even worse!! Methinks it's time to belt up!! xx

[oggy777]

Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, formerly known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, is more common in women and the disease has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000 depending on the country or specific population
MS affects the neurons in the areas of the brain and spinal cord known as the white matter. These cells carry signals in between the grey matter areas, where the processing is done, and between these and the rest of the body. More specifically, MS destroys oligodendrocytes which are the cells responsible for creating and maintaining a fatty layer, known as the myelin sheath, which helps the neurons carry electrical signals. MS results in a thinning or complete loss of myelin and, less frequently, the cutting (transection) of the neuron's extensions or axons. When the myelin is lost, the neurons can no longer effectively conduct their electrical signals. The name multiple sclerosis refers to the scars (scleroses - better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter. Loss of myelin in these lesions causes some of the symptoms that may vary widely depending upon which signals are interrupted. However, more advanced forms of imaging are now showing that much of the damage happens outside these regions. A consequence of this course of action is that almost ANY!!!!!!! neurological symptom can accompany the disease.