Welcome to the website of the
Southwest Virginia MS Support Group

 

 

 

Geographical Prevalence of MS in the U.S.

SOURCE: Data from msrc.co.uk, map of from neurology.ucsf.edu.

 

 

 

It has long been established that Multiple Sclerosis is more likely to occur in communities in the further Northern and Southern Latitudes, possibly due to less sunlight, environmental factors or dietary  reasons.

 

We report below on news stories and scientific articles from around the world which look into this apparent "geographical phenomenon".