What is MS?

Answer by  bubbyboy (9929)

MS or Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic and progressive nerve disorder that involves the loss of myeltin scheath around certain nerve fibers. It is considered a complex disoreder because of the various symptoms and the degree to which it affects different people.

Answer by  SallyJ64 (3121)

MS stands for Mulitple Sclerosis. It is a degenerative disease that affects muscular control. Eventually, people will lose their ability to walk. As of right now, there is no cure for MS, only treatments to slow the degeneration.

Answer by  Moma123 (1043)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of brain and spinal cord. The fatty myelin sheaths around axons of brain and spinal cord are damaged leading to demyelination and scarring. MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other. This usually occurs in young adults due to genetics, infection or environmental factors.

Answer by  henrietta (67)

MS is the abbreviation for Multiple Sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks the myelin (the "insulation" that covers nerves). This de-myelinization causes a host of problems related to nerve function, including muscle weakness, balance problems, numbness, pain, cognitive impairment, impaired reflexes, and troubles with coordination. MS is treatable but not curable at this time.