Epstein-Barr virus associated with causing multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis risk has been found to increase 32-fold after Epstein-Barr virus infection.
The longitudinal analysis of data from over 10 million young adults, by Alberto Ascherio and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MA, USA) researchers, has uncovered evidence that supports the long-held hypothesis that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection causes multiple sclerosis (MS). The results identify a new avenue of potential treatment for the currently incurable MS.
