b'Multiple Sclerosis Facts Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease in the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of the brain and body.There are three different Types of Multiple sclerosis disease: relapsing,remitTing and Progressive types.Multiple sclerosis is a debilitaTing disease that Typically affectspeople between the ages of 20 and 50.Potential causes of the debilitaTing disease are trigGered by a combinationof factors. research is ongoing in the areas of imMunology (study of the bodys imMune system), epidemiology (disease patTerns in large groups of people), genetics and infectious agents.Neurologists recomMend that people with Multiple sclerosis stay in cool weather when possible. Heat intolerance is a comMon problem and often causes an exacerbation of symptoms.African Americans are underrpresented in clinIcal trials and research. There are several factors which may contribute, such as socioeconomic disparitIes, health disparitIes and cultural beliefs.An indivIdual diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis looks no different from someonewithout Multiple sclerosis because some symptoms such as blurred visIon,sensory problems and chronic pain are not visIble.Although Multiple sclerosis affects all races and ethnicIties, specifIc minority poPulationsmay bear a disproportionate share of the disease burden.Nearly one million indivIduals are livIng with Multiple sclerosis in the United staTes and two and a half million livIng with Ms worldwide.'