Can you die from MS?!
Question: MS has two forms: progressive and relapsing-remitting (which stops and starts). Most people with MS have the relapsing-remitting type, which does not kill people, and most people with this form live mostly normal lives with occasional periods when daily routines are interrupted when MS flares up.
The progressive type also doesn't kill people, but after a person has had the progressive type for 10-20 years, the nerve damage can accumulate to the point where people are susceptible to pneumonia and other health problems that can kill a person.
Answers: MS has two forms: progressive and relapsing-remitting (which stops and starts). Most people with MS have the relapsing-remitting type, which does not kill people, and most people with this form live mostly normal lives with occasional periods when daily routines are interrupted when MS flares up.
The progressive type also doesn't kill people, but after a person has had the progressive type for 10-20 years, the nerve damage can accumulate to the point where people are susceptible to pneumonia and other health problems that can kill a person.
Yes.
Mortality/Morbidity
* MS affects quality of life rather than duration of life.
* Worsening disability from any cause is strongly associated with increased mortality rate.
Yes . There are different degrees of this disease. Some have mild enough cases that you would never even know the person is ill. Others become confined to a wheelchair as the disease progresses rapidly