1. Multiple Sclerosis:
Multiple Sclerosis is one amongst the widely afflicting diseases
today. It can be interpreted to be a disease of nervous system
where it worsens over a period of time with loss of feeling and
loss of control of movement and speech. So, MS attacks the
individual’s central nervous system that is constituted of
different nerves and nerve fibers. It involves a threat to his
brain, spinal cord and eye or optical nerves. Basically MS
hampers or destructs the protein that safeguards the nerve
fibers. This protective protein is known as myelin and it aids
in the communication between nerve cells. Once myelin gets burnt
up, a breakdown occurs in the nerve cells’ co-ordination. Its
effect is visible in the behavior (that drifts from normal to
abnormal) of the individual. Along with this there appear
lesions and plaques occur on that part of the body where
demyelination takes place. But this is not all. Most often the
cells that help in regaining myelin are even eliminated. The
individual’s body then succumbs to damage and disability.
2. Invoking and Provoking Multiple Sclerosis: Various
conditions are deemed to invite multiple sclerosis.
• An individual’s genes are the first and foremost factor that
contributes to the risk of developing MS at any stage of life.
Medical research reveals that the kids born of those parents
where either of them has a history of MS, are largely prone to
it.
• Apart from the genes, an environment change is also
instrumental in causing MS.
• Viruses of diseases such as herpes, measles, flu etc. have
proved to be quite effective in invoking multiple sclerosis.
• Hormones, especially the sex hormones like estrogen and
progesterone have weakened the immunity system and instigated MS.
3. The Indications:
MS may be exposed differently in different people or a single
person may face various symptoms. Actually, the time MS strikes
the nervous system, it becomes manifested via some or the other
indicator. For instance, as soon as demyelination begins, the
individual may experience lack of balance of his body, tremors,
a paralytic attack and so forth. Gradually, these symptoms
translate to outburst of the disease.
4. The Varying Features:
According to doctors, there are differing types of multiple
sclerosis. The primary is the Relapsing- Remitting MS. As the
name suggests, relapsing MS is that where MS dissolves or
disappears but only initially, it recurs after a span of time.
After relapsing, the disease begins to catch pace and so injure
the spinal cord and brain. If the nervous system starts
worsening right after the inception of the symptoms, it is
Progressive-Relapsing MS. Similarly there are
Primary-Progressive and Secondary Progressive stages of Multiple
Sclerosis. At the onset of this disease, the doctors by studying
the symptoms determine or adjudicate which form it will take.
5. Diagnosing and Medication
Right after the perception of MS indicators, in order to
confront the actual status of multiple sclerosis, doctors ask
the individual to undergo different tests. MRI and blood tests
are commonly advised to estimate the actual status of the
disease. Besides the tests, medicines too are prescribed. There
are quite a few good drugs available in the market such as
Avonex, Rebif etc. However, MS does not seem to be cured by any
of these measures then chemotherapy is the final resort. It is
an extremely difficult treatment but it entails positive
results.
6. Precautionary Measures:
• The best possible defence against all diseases is the intake
of a rich balanced diet that strengthens the immunity system.
• If an individual has a background of diseases like
hypertension, kidney issues and fluid retention etc. then the
doctor ought to be ultra cautious prior to recommending any
medicine. For there can be many serious hostile effects of these
antibiotics.
• Those who fear MS due to appearance of some similar symptoms
must go for an instant check up. Otherwise also, the people born
of any of the MS parents must pay extra heed to their health ad
consult doctor time and again.
• The effects of an environmental change should be carefully
studied before making any trip to a foreign place.
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