What is the difference between MS and ME?
MS is an autoimmune condition that means the body attacks itself mainly felt as the symptoms caused by erosion of the sheaths around the nerves called Myelin. It does not definitely kill, modern medicines can help enormously and you can end up dying of completely unrelated causes in old age, or young come to that. ME is an autoimmune condition where the body has learnt an immune response from usually an infection or exposure to toxin, this results in a decrease of energy by obstructing or stopping completely. various methods in the biochemical processes in the body for energy production. put simply ME is an ATP deficiency? Sorry doc, that means they DO have something in common aftre all, they are both autoimmune conditions. Like MRBIGS says there are other autoimmune conditions too, often misdiagnosed en route to the correct diagnosis, though misdiagnosis of MS is very rare, as diagnosis involves a barrage of tests including MRIs that will show up the signs of MS. so misdiagnosis of MS
