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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system. A person suffering from multiple sclerosis displays many different symptoms depending on which part of the nerve fibers in the spinal cord are damaged. |
The most common symptoms displayed are numbness, burning sensation, loss of balance and coordination, tingling sensation and problems with the vision.
So, what is multiple sclerosis prevalence? It has been seen that North Americans and Europeans have a tendency to get multiple sclerosis. The disorder is extremely rare in Asians, North American Indians, African Americans, Africans and Eskimos. In the United States, one in every 700 people suffers from multiple sclerosis. This figure translates to around 0.14 percent of the population, which is roughly around 388,571 people. Around the world around 2.5 million people suffer from multiple sclerosis.
People who suffer from multiple sclerosis can start showing symptoms anywhere between 10 years of age and 60 years of age. However, it has been seen that most people end up showing symptoms from their 20s. Multiple sclerosis is more prevalent in women than in men. For every two women who have multiple sclerosis, just one man suffers from it. In addition, it has been seen that multiple sclerosis prevalence is based on geography. The further you move away from the equator, the higher the number of cases suffering from multiple sclerosis.
As yet researchers have not been able to determine whether environmental factors and genetic differences have an effect on the occurrence of multiple sclerosis.
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