The relationship between childhood infections and the risk of multiple sclerosis is supported by mounting evidence. Using the Swedish Total Population Register, researchers found patients diagnosed with infection in adolescence showed a higher risk of multiple sclerosis, even after exclusion of infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, and central nervous system infection.
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