Multiple Sclerosis Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Multiple sclerosis is

• A) a type IV hypersensitivity disease in which cytotoxic T cells attack the myelin sheath of neurons.
• B) a genetic birth defect of the nervous system.
• C) a type II hypersensitivity to the myelin of neurons.
• D) the formation of antibodies against transplanted tissue.
• E) a neurological disease due to the accumulation of immune complexes in nerves.

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