Abstract “Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease,” is heard so often that it is widely
accepted as fact by the current generation of students and physicians. Yet, although it is …

The complex interactions between multiple viral infections, either within the central nervous
system or in the periphery, and the host immune response to viral infection may be such that …

One of the oldest theories of multiple sclerosis (MS) is that a viral infection, perhaps
encountered early in life, may initiate the disease process that is expressed clinically some 5 …

Publisher Summary Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most prevalent demyelinating disease of
young adults, affecting an estimated 300,000 individuals in the United States alone. The …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology, possibly
caused by a virus or virus-triggered immunopathology. The virus might reactivate after years …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
afflicting approximately 250,000 individuals in the United States. This inflammatory disease …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune inflammatory disease, where the underlying etiological
cause remains elusive. Multiple triggering factors have been suggested, including …

Exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS) are triggered by exogenous events, the best
documented being viral upper respiratory infections (URIs), which can stimulate secretion of …

Although the evidence of involvement of viruses in the pathogenesis of MS is largely
circumstantial, the pattern of association is constant, with little evidence for direct viral …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating disease of the CNS in which
autoimmunity to myelin plays a role in pathogenesis. The epidemiology of MS indicates that …