Could being infected with this virus lead to Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the sheath of nerve cell extensions.
This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope.(photo credit: LIZA GROSS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByTAL FISHER/DAVIDSON INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION/WALLA!