{"id":37556,"date":"2022-01-28T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mssociety.org.il\/?p=37556"},"modified":"2022-01-28T21:38:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:38:13","slug":"who-gets-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mssociety.org.il\/en\/who-gets-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Who gets MS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Epidemiological studies have helped to identify factors that may be related to the risk of developing MS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Last updated: 14th September 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Epidemiology is essentially the study of disease in people. It looks at the patterns, causes and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Epidemiological studies have helped to identify factors that may be related to the risk of developing MS, such as latitude, migration patterns, genetics and infectious processes .<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">There are about 2.8 million people in the world with MS, although the number may be much higher as it is likely that many people with MS remain undiagnosed in certain parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Although MS is found in all parts of the world, its prevalence varies greatly, being highest in North America and Europe, and lowest in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia. It is almost unheard of in certain populations such as the Inuits, New Zealand Maoris and Australian Aborigines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">MS affects two to three times as many women as men, suggesting a role of hormones in the disease process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, although around three to five per cent of people with MS are diagnosed as<span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msif.org\/about-ms\/childhood-ms\/\">children<\/a><\/span>, and it can occur in much older adults.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epidemiological studies have helped to identify factors that may be related to the risk of developing MS. 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