MS
age
or age MS
The onset
of Multiple Sclerosis is
typically in the late 20s to mid 30s, but this can vary some, based on
each of the 4 different types
of MS.
The 4 types of MS
that are recognized internationally are:
* Relapsing
Multiple Sclerosis or Remitting
Multiple Sclerosis
* Primary
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis or
Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis
* Secondary
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
* Progressive
Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
The
number of cases of MS that are being diagnosed in more countries around
the world are increasing in how frequently they are appearing
and
with how severe the symptoms of MS are becoming for each separate case
of Multiple Sclerosis. MS appears in a much higher percentage
in
more temperate climates or the countries that are located
outside
of tropical climates, both above and below the equator
that have
seasonal temperature changes throughout the year.
The
countries that are located closer to the equator, where there are very
little changes to temperature year round, are considered to be the
tropical zone and the countries that are located in these areas appear
to have much less of a problem with Multiple Sclerosis than the people
who live in countries further north or south from the tropical
climates.
The areas outside of
the tropical zone have more
drastic changes of the temperatures between seasons and periodically
throughout the year. The countries that are located in the
areas
with the more extreme temperatures for the seasonal changes throughout
the year, appear to have a much higher incident rate of Multiple
Sclerosis appearing at an increasing rate each year.
Examples of countries
that appear to have a higher Multiple
Sclerosis incidence rate include the
United
States (USA), England, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa,
Canada, Mexico, Germany, and many other countries.
The list
of countries where more cases of MS are being diagnosed continues to
grow as the number of cases of Multiple Sclerosis are are continuing to
appear in large numbers in more different countries are appearing to
continue to be on the increase, where more and more cases of MS are
appearing more often in more countries around the world each
year.
Another
area that is also being examined, as a possible hope for those
with MS is that of
MS stem
cell research.
Stem cell research may be of interest to those with MS since
this
may be
a potential way in the future to provide a way to help the body
to repair the myelin sheath along the spinal cord, which is often
damaged by MS.
Stem
cell research is still in its infancy within the United States (USA),
since it was not funded or encouraged much within the USA
until
recently. President Obama has recently signed into law that more
federal funding with be released for allowing for more stem cell
research in the United States, but the funds
will take some time for
them to reach those that are performing the research within the United
States.
Stem
cell
research is an ongoing research, that is being done in several
countries around the world. Stem cell research has been pursued much
more in countries around the world, outside of the United States (USA),
although it still has quite a long way to go before it can actually
become a realistic and more common method of helping to repair the
damage to the myelin sheath of the spinal cord and to other damaged
nerves throughout the body, which can often result from MS scarring.
The Multiple
Sclerosis causes are
not totally known or understood. In spite
of this,
there appears to be a pattern that is emerging, which makes it appear
that the more industrialized countries, which have and operate more
chemical plants and other manufacturing industries that use chemicals
in their manufacturing process, to have a
more dramatic
increase in the rate
of Multiple Sclerosis appearing
to be diagnosed in these countries. It also appears that the
frequency and severity of the cases of Multiple Sclerosis is worse in
the industrialized countries around the world.
This
may also present a possible link in determining what can actually
contribute to increasing or maybe even be one of the many causes of MS.
This is not a definite conclusion, but it is a curious
observation that may warrant further investigation in the future.
