Facts About MS

MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).
It’s estimated that 130,000 people in the UK have MS.
Every week around 100 more people are diagnosed.
It’s nearly three times more common in women than in men.
Most people are diagnosed in their 20s and 30s but it can be diagnosed in younger and older people.
MS isn’t infectious or contagious so you can’t catch it or pass it on to other people.
MS is the most common condition of the central nervous system affecting young adults.
MS is a life long condition but it is not a terminal illness.
Everyone's MS is different so no two people will have the same range and severity of symptoms, even if they are closely related.
MS is more common in countries further north or south from the equator.
MS is not inherited, but family members do have a slightly higher risk of developing MS

For further information on this neurological condition contact: MS Trust