title: Viruses and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.
abstract: In MS, there are many mechanisms by which viruses can produce demyelinating diseases in humans and experimental demyelinating infections in animals.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000382:microbiology; D004680:Maus Elberfeld virus / Q000276:immunology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006517:Murine hepatitis virus; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000382:microbiology; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000382:microbiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000382:microbiology; D014779:Virus Replication; D014780:Viruses; D014790:Visna-maedi virus
chemical_list: D004676:Myelin Basic Protein