Incidence of Multiple sclerosis varies annually as well as from source to source. Incidence of MS is about two and a half million people worldwide. There are great variances in numbers of affected persons between countries, however, research suggests three general factors that can be responsible for these variations. Women have twice the likelihood of being diagnosed with MS as men do, except in the pediatric world. Although MS tends to be a disease of adults more than of children, pediatric MS is present. It is important to note that, the majority of children affected by MS tend to be males until puberty. After puberty, most of the people affected by MS are females.

Environmental factors, genetics, and past infections are the 3 factors most people believe responsible for MS around the world. In fact, countries that are further from the equator have a much higher rate of MS than …

When compared to much of the rest of the world, the cases of Multiple Sclerosis in India are very few. The northern portion of India sees more MS issues than the southern part and this is believed to be because of the higher number of Indo-Europeans in the north.  The prevalence rate of MS is only 1 per everyone 100,000 Indians. The low number of MS patients in general is thought to be due to the location of India. Most tropical countries have a lower percentage of MS patients than countries from temperate climates. Researches believe this has something to do with vitamin D.

Sunshine supplies natural vitamin D to humans when they spend time in the sun. Sitting in the sunshine without sunblock on for at least 10 minutes provides most individuals with a daily dose of vitamin D. Certain studies have shown supplementing the daily diet with high …