MS BYTE #1 FACT -How Many People Have MS?
No one knows exactly how many people have MS. It is believed that, currently, there are approximately 250,000 to 350,000 people in the United States with MS diagnosed by a physician. This estimate suggests that approximately 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. Do you or someone you know have MS? Fact taken from:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multiple_sclerosis/detail_multiple_sclerosis.htm#158953215
MS Byte#2
"Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous sytstem(CNS), which is made up of thebrain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as parlysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person to another. Fact found at www.nationalmssociety.org
