The nurse is asked by the client with multiple sclerosis (MS) to explain the cause of MS, because there is no family history of it in the client's family. What should the nurse explain to the client?
1. It is an auto-recessive gene that causes the disease.
2. It is thought that a viral infection causes an autoimmune response.
3. The disease tends to follow from a strep infection.
4. The disease is caused by poor eating habits and obesity.
Answer: 2
1. MS is not a genetic disease.
2. MS is thought to be triggered by a viral infection that triggers an autoimmune response.
3. Glomerulonephritis is a complication of a strep infection.
4. Risk factors for MS do not include obesity and poor eating habits.
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