tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161681196766725842.post2156660584439732736..comments2023-10-09T13:34:33.460-04:00Comments on Jughead's Baltimore Blog, Our Life With Multiple Sclerosis: Multiple Sclerosis, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Simple Hopeawbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029157758859447422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161681196766725842.post-10767320588509067172008-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:32:00.000-05:00All of these things have been around for a long ti...All of these things have been around for a long time but doctors call them different names. The first doc told me you might have leukemia and after scaring the wits out of me Good old Dr. Miceli took one look and said old time glandular fever. Sometimes called mono or kissing disease. You were 8 and seemd to have no other problem except I should expect the gland to swell every time you had a cold or maybe lost a tooth so that makes me think the virus or whatever does stay with you a long time. the gland did swell whenever you were sick. I am average height.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161681196766725842.post-9685751293631227572008-12-07T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-07T16:08:00.000-05:00Sorry, I must have worded that confusingly. Many ...Sorry, I must have worded that confusingly. Many folks are exposed the the virus when they are young and nothing comes of it. <BR/><BR/>Those who are exposed for the first time when they are teens are much more likely to develop mono. Some people exposed to EBV might develop lymphoma or other illnesses instead.<BR/><BR/>The Epstein-Barr virus is of the herpes family and over 90% of the worldwide population carries that virus for life.Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161681196766725842.post-73665439317412317572008-12-07T16:02:00.000-05:002008-12-07T16:02:00.000-05:00Thanks Lisa, so you're saying if you had mono, it ...Thanks Lisa, so you're saying if you had mono, it appears better to have it very young? That is interesting, something to read about!awbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029157758859447422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161681196766725842.post-18240704358982636222008-12-07T14:37:00.000-05:002008-12-07T14:37:00.000-05:00Hiya,The research into the connection between EBV ...Hiya,<BR/><BR/>The research into the connection between EBV and MS has been going on for quite some time. But finding 'proof' of how that connection works has been the challenge.<BR/><BR/>The current theory is that young children who are exposed to EBV are less likely to develop mono. Adolescents and young adults, when exposed to EBV and develop mono, are the folks who are more likely to develop MS. It has something to do with their very active immune systems.<BR/><BR/>Read <A HREF="http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/19065/49987/kissing" REL="nofollow">The Kissing Disease and MS</A> for a starting point to look into current research. (I haven't yet looked at your Germany research link. I'll have to do that.)Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.com