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Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

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Page 1: Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

Descriptive Epidemiology of

Multiple Sclerosis

(MS)

Page 2: Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

Course of DiseaseAcute - Very Rapid Course, Death in a

few monthsProgressive - Gradually becoming

worse, well defined remissions and exacerbations

Benign - Exacerbations with very long remissions

Subclinical - No Symptoms, identified at autopsy

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ProgressiveAcute

Page 4: Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

Epidemiology: Incidence of MS in

Denmark

0

2

4

6

8

10

10 20 30 40 50 60

MalesFemales

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Incidence of MS in Iceland

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970

per

/100

,000

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Incidence of MS in Faroe Islands

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1935

1940

1945

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

NativePost-war birth

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Incidence of MS in Faroe Islands by age

0123456

Females

Males

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Years since 1942:in Faroe Islands

0

2

4

6

8

per

100

,000

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Incidence of MS in South Africa

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

10 20 30 40 50

Immigrants

SA Born AfricanSpeak

SA Born EnglishSpeak

All White SA

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Prevalence of MS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Winnipeg

Boston

New Orleans

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Unusual Occurrence of MS in

Tropical Island

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

60

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

76

78

80

82

84

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Risk Factors:

Unusual Stress in 2 Yrs Before

Cases Controls p value

79% 54% <0.01

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Risk factors:

Exposed to Animal Illness

Cases Controls

43% 19%

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Risk Factors:

Exposed to Canine Distemper

Cases Control

17% 6%

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Physical Activity and MS

Cases ControlsPhysicallyActive

50% 34%

MixedActivities

27% 24%

SedentaryHobbies

20% 36%

None 3% 6%

Page 16: Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

Immunologic Involvement

Autoantibodies Encephalomyelitis developing--Similar to the administration of rabies virus vaccine

Evidence for a superantigen?

Page 17: Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis.

Frequency of Viral Infection

Colds Flu Enteric Herpes

Controls 9% 9% 0% 3%

Cases 5% 2% 8% .03%

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Concordance Rates in Twins

MZ DZ

31/107 13/101

0.29 0.13

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Prevalence of MS in First Degree

Relatives

Sibs Parents Offspring125/10,682 41/6,521 9/1,521

0.0117 0.0063 0.0059

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DZ Risk versus Sibling Risk

DZ Sibling

0.13 0.012

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HLA Antigens and MS:

Northern EuropeansCases Controls RR

A3 32 21 1.8

B7 35 18 2.5

DR2 41 22 2.5

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ConclusionsMS caused by environmental factors, but not clear what they are

For MS there is evidence for HLA associations, however, there is more than HLA

MS is a multiloci disease