If you are looking for information about MS, conditions that mimic it might cause you some confusion. This is why it is important to develop accurate tests for multiple sclerosis: Conditions that resemble it should be able to be excluded by such tests.

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What are some of the conditions that resemble MS and that, in some situations, can be confused for it? Well, one of the well-known illnesses that mimics MS is Lyme disease. Lyme disease is actually known as the Great Imitator: it can be hard to diagnose because, depending on how it presents, its symptoms could be associated with any of a number of diseases. Unfortunately, when people suffering from Lyme disease are misdiagnosed, they end up getting the wrong form of treatment or no treatment at all.

This is terrible because Lyme disease is a bacterial disease that …