People often wonder, ‘How do you get MS?’ It’s impossible to contract Multiple Sclerosis through contact with and MS patient. So, how do you get Multiple Sclerosis? This disease isn’t transferred from one another via blood, saliva, or any other bodily fluid. It is actually an autoimmune disease, so the immune system is to blame. The immune system is supposed to protect the body from foreign bacteria, viruses, diseases, and other illnesses. In MS patients, the immune system begins attacking the nerve cells. The reason the immune system decides to act this way is still a mystery to doctors and researchers.

When the nerve cells undergo attack, their myelin sheath is damaged. This outer covering is in place to help the cells send electrical impulses between the body and the brain. As the sheath becomes damaged, the signals lose their efficiency, thus rending the body nearly helpless …