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created by God, can have dire consequences, and that there is no room
for coincidences in the creation of our bodies. We will understand how
we continue our lives every moment by the grace of God, and witness
the art and superior intelligence in God’s creation.

MS Disease

Our readers will recall the myelin sheath of the neurons from the
previous pages. This myelin sheath, just like insulation on a cable, wraps
around the neuron and increases the speed of electrical transmissions.
MS disease occurs when the myelin sheaths in brain and spinal
cord nerves are damaged. This damage causes problems in electrical
transmission. Electrical transmission is essential for the communication
within the body. Therefore, the MS disease might have various physical,
mental or psychiatric effects depending on the area where the disease
occurs.
Although the exact cause of this disease is unknown, it is consid-
ered an autoimmune disease. In other words, the immune system per-
ceives the myelin sheath as a foreign substance and attacks it. It tries to
dispose of the myelin sheath in the same way it cleanses the body from
microbes. The autoimmune effect is presumed to occur due to genetic
and environmental factors.

On the left, a healthy myelin sheath in the nerves in the brain and the spinal cord,
and on the right, a damaged myelin sheath.

Myelin sheath
Damaged myelin

Nerve fiber Nerve fiber