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A recent study found a link between multiple sclerosis and the Epstein-Barr virus, which represents a glimmer of hope regarding the possibility of addressing this disease.
And US researchers discovered that the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus is necessary to develop multiple sclerosis, but not all people who carry the virus develop this disease.
The finding of a link between MS and the Epstein-Barr virus indicates that most MS infections can be avoided by confronting the virus, by giving children an Epstein-Barr vaccine, but this vaccine is not yet available.