In the United States there are approximately 200 new cases diagnosed each week; MS is a common disease and not always caused by genetics. ... (Boyden) This estimate suggests that approximately 200 new cases be diagnosed each week. ... Substances capable of triggering an immune response are called antigens. (Hofmann) The immune system displays both enormous diversity and extraordinary specificity. ... Regulatory T cells help orchestrate the elaborate immune system. ...

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In the United States there are approximately 200 new cases diagnosed each week; MS is a common disease and not always caused by genetics. ... (Boyden) This estimate suggests that approximately 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. ... Substances capable of triggering an immune response are called antigens. (Hofmann) "The immune system displays both enormous diversity and extraordinary specificity." ... It is possible that the immune response to viral infections may themselves precipitate an MS attack. ...

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Vitamin D deficiency might create the "fog of war " by interfering with normal development and function of the immune system " (Jankosky, Deussing, Gibson & Haverkos, 2012). ... It has been said that MS patients have low Vitamin D levels which has a stimulating or suppressing effect on the immune system, which in turn plays a role in the Central Nervous System (CNS) (Jankosky, Deussing, Gibson & Haverkos, 2012). ... Relapsing-Remitting MS is characterized by exacerbations that last up to days or weeks known as "Relapses ". ...

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