Epstein-Barr virus increases risk of Multiple Sclerosis by 32X

Epstein-Barr virus a likely leading cause of multiple sclerosis MDEdge

  • "EBV is common and infects about 95% of adults. Most individuals are already infected with the virus by age 18 or 20 years, making it difficult to study uninfected populations, said Dr. Ascherio."

  • "The investigators used stored blood samples (of US military) to determine the relation between EBV infection and MS over a 20-year period from 1993 to 2013."

  • " Only one of the 801 MS case patients had no serologic evidence of EBV "

  • "The hazard ratio for MS between EBV seroconversion versus persistent EBV seronegative was 32.4 (95% CI, 4.3-245.3; P < .001)."

  • "It’s not clear why only some people infected with EBV go on to develop MS, he said."

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Vitamin D Life pages with EPSTEIN OR EBV in title (15 as of Feb 2022)

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Other viruses also increase the risk of Multiple Sclerlosis


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Anticipate future publications documenting that virually all people with CFS or Long-Haul previously had EBV

Predicted by the founder of Vitamin D Life Jan 2022

CFS and Virus as of Sept 2024 include:

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome, the immune system and viral infection - Jan 2012 FREE PDF

  • The viral origin of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - Aug. 2023 FREE PDF

  • The persistent viral infections in the development and severity of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome - January 2023 FREE PDF

  • Epigenetic reprograming in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A narrative of latent viruses - May 2024 [https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13792|FREE PDF

  • IgG Antibody Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Their Effective Potential for Disease Diagnosis and Pathological Antigenic Mimicry - Jan 2024 FREE PDF

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome related to herpes simplex viruses infection – a narrative review - June 2024 FREE PDF

    Long-COVID and Virus as of Sept 2024 include:

  • Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis - July 2023 FREE PDF

  • Persistent SARS-CoV-2 Infection, EBV, HHV-6 and Other Factors May Contribute to Inflammation and Autoimmunity in Long COVID - Jan 2023 FREE PDF

  • Epstein–Barr virus-acquired immunodeficiency in myalgic encephalomyelitis—Is it present in long COVID? - Sept 2023 FREE PDF

  • Association between Epstein‐Barr‐Virus reactivation and development of Long‐COVID fatigue - 2022 Aug FREE PDF

  • Epstein–Barr virus and COVID‐19 - 2022 Sep FREE PDF

  • Impact of Pre-Existing Chronic Viral Infection and Reactivation on the Development of Long COVID - preprint 2022 July FREE PDF

  • Human herpesvirus reactivation and its potential role in the pathogenesis of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection - August 2024 FREE PDF