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6 Myths About Multiple Sclerosis - Find out if you Know the Facts

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Myth: MS significantly alters your lifespan.

Fact: MS is not a death sentence. About 45 percent of people with MS are not severely affected by the disease, however, the course of the disease is unpredictable and no two people will experience the same set of symptoms.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling disease of the central nervous system. More than 400,000 people in the United States have MS.

Here we debunk 6 MS myths.


Sources:
Facts: Multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
http://www.msfocus.org/Facts-About-MS.aspx

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