TITLE:
Epstein Barr Virus—The Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
AUTHORS:
Katarina Barukčić, Ilija Barukčić
KEYWORDS:
Epstein Barr Virus, Multiple Sclerosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.4 No.6,
June
13,
2016
ABSTRACT: Although many studies have found a kind of a relationship between an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a fundamental aspect of this relationship remains uncertain. What is the cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? In this study, we re-analysed the data as published by Wandinger et al. and were able to establish a new insight: without an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection no development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Furthermore, we determined a highly significant causal relationship between Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis. Altogether, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is the cause of multiple sclerosis (p-value 0.0004251570).