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.
MS gets its name from the build-up of scar tissue (sclerosis) in the brain and/or spinal cord. MS affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Most people receive an MS diagnosis between the ages of 20 and 40. The condition affects around three times as many women as it does men.