T-cells in people with Multiple Sclerosis cause more than 50 symptoms. These cells in MS cause the immune system to attack nerve cells, which in turn reduces mobility, cognitive function, vision, speech, and a number of other bodily functions. The body is supposed to fight infection by sending T-cells, white blood cells, to attack the foreign bodies causing the illness, not wage war on the body itself. As the nerve cells are attacked, their myelin sheath is stripped off, thus reducing the efficiency of the electrical impulses being sent between the brain and body. When the brain and body cannot communicate effectively, signals tend to get lost.

Areas where the myelin sheath has been damaged show up as lesions, or scars. The locations of these scars depict the type of symptoms a person with MS will experience. For instance, scars on the spinal cord will cause problems with muscle movement …