Epstein Bar Virus

Another team of researchers also identified a potential mechanism by which Epstein bar virus is causing MS. It's still pretty far out but I think it raises the hope that antiviral drugs that could track down the virus that's sort of hibernating in cells and kill it could potentially be a treatment for MS or the vaccines. There are vaccines in clinical trials now against Epstein bar virus to prevent them from getting MS as well.

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