When a patient asks, "What is the cause of multiple sclerosis?" the nurse bases the answer on the interaction between:
a. vascular and metabolic factors.
b. bacterial infection and the inflammatory response.
c. autoimmunity and genetic susceptibility.
d. neurotransmitters and inherited genes.
ANS: C
Multiple sclerosis is due to an interaction between the autoimmune response and genetics. Multi-ple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that is thought to have developed secondary to a viral infection. It is not bacterial, nor is it related to a neurotransmitter dysfunction or vascular or metabolic factors.
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