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If you're going to develop MS as an adult after getting EBV mononucleosis, it's likely that it will be soon (5-10 years) after you have the initial infection as
by f38zf5vdt 5y ago
If you're going to develop MS as an adult after getting EBV mononucleosis, it's likely that it will be soon (5-10 years) after you have the initial infection as an adult. There's only a long delay in children according to one study. [1] Every passing year the probability of getting MS should decay after that.
Female sex and EBV mononucleosis during adolescence are the biggest risk factors.
[1] https://nn.neurology.org/content/4/3/e308 https://nn.neurology.org/content/4/3/e308
- config_yml 5y agoInteresting. My sister and I both had mononucleosis before puberty, and she was diagnosed with MS in her late twenties.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoScores of folks with MS never had mono. I'm one of those. It isn't mono that is the risk factor, but EBV itself.