My sister do not have movement in both her legs, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she can not urinate, and go to the bathroom, we want to know if this is contagious, and how long can she live like she is now, the doctor is saying that she is progressing very agressively in her illness.We also would liket o know if it is O.K. if she uses hair dyes for her hair, and nail polish.she is being medicated with steroids, zaldiar, wich us for pain, every 8 hours, and INTERFERON BETA.At the moment she is 65 years old. Thank you for your reply, we live in Ecuador, South America.
2006-07-12 10:36:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS) - that's the brain and spinal cord. Predominantly, it is a disease of the "white matter" tissue. The white matter is made up of nerve fibres which are responsible for transmitting communication signals both internally within the CNS and between the CNS and the nerves supplying rest of the body.
In people affected by MS, patches of damage called plaques or lesions appear in seemingly random areas of the CNS white matter. At the site of a lesion, a nerve insulating material, called myelin, is lost. I shall explain this process in more detail later. Clinically, MS is a hard condition to characterise because it is very unpredictable and variable. Depending on which areas of the CNS are affected and how badly they are damaged, the type and severity of symptoms can vary greatly.
No two people get MS in exactly the same way and the expression of each individual's disease is as unique as their fingerprints. However, the different courses of the disease, both within an individual and within the whole population, principally differ in their timing, location and severity. Underneath similar processes (including demyelination and sometimes other forms of nerve degeneration) are going on.
Although recent research indicates that the biochemical make-up of lesions may vary between different forms of the disease, this is not the reason why people with MS (PwMS) have such widely differing symptoms - it's because nerve damage to one site usually causes completely different symptoms than damage to another.
Since it deals with the white matter of the brain, IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS.
2006-07-12 10:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by pratapjames 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-14 15:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Ms Contagious
2016-09-29 01:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MS is NOT contagious!!! Has your sister ever heard of LDN?
The best treatment for MS is LDN, hands down. It is the only medication that can stop MS in its tracks! No other medication can do that. It is very cheap, has almost no side effects, it is easy to take since it comes in a capsule and although it does not cure MS it prevents further progression. Please check it out! Tens of thousands of people are taking it worldwide and the number is growing every day!
2006-07-15 07:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not contagious. It is an auto immune disease. Yes, she can use hair dye, nail polish, makeup, etc. As for her therapy, it depends on the individual what works best. There are hundreds of different therapies she can try.
2006-07-12 10:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MS is a genetic disease, no way can you catch it. As far as hair dyes and nail polish, yes you can use them ,however, please double check with her doctor first, just to make sure there will be no bad reaction. My mom has a neighbor with MS and she has hairdressers dye her hair and paint her nails. But please just to be safe and not sorry, do ask her doctor before buying the nail polish or hair dye.
2006-07-12 10:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by masmalan2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-25 19:50:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that MS was a genetic disease. If thats right, then it is not contageous
2006-07-12 10:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by Lord_of_Armenia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not contagious,,it's hereditary
2006-07-12 11:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by rosie w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not contagious nor is it hereditary!!!!
2006-07-12 13:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by robert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋