1. Sore Throat. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), strep throat is a prevalent type of sore throat that strikes children. However, itâs less common in adults. The painful, sore, red, and inflamed throat tissues that come with strep are due to an severe viral infection.
Approximately 400,000 people in the United States and 2.3 million people worldwide have MS â and thereâs one new U.S. diagnosis of MS every hour, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Age at Diagnosis and MS Progression. The thinking used to be that multiple sclerosis progressed more quickly in people diagnosed at an older age. Indeed, a study published in February 2013 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry found that children diagnosed with MS took longer to develop secondary-progressive disease (32 years) than adults diagnosed with MS (18 years), and they also took longer to reach disability milestones.