title: Is multiple sclerosis caused by an oral spirochaete?
abstract: Evidence of a direct link between chronic sinusitis and multiple sclerosis (MS) prompted examination of the old "spirochaetal hypothesis". This hypothesis has not been shown to be erroneous and a spirochaetal infection of the central nervous system could explain the specific pathological, immunological, and epidemiological features of MS.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000382:microbiology; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals