Table 2.
Examples of infectious agents implicated in multiple sclerosis. Several organisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis and clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS), the vast majority of which are viruses.
| Viruses | Bacteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Epstein Barr virus | [363], [364], [365], [366], [367], [368], [369], [370], [371], [372], [373], [374], [375], [376], [377], [378] | Chlamydia pneumoniae | [379] |
| Human herpes virus 6 | [148], [149], [150], [151], [152], [380], [381] | Borrelia burgdorferi | [382] |
| Varicella zoster virus | [383], [384], [385] | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | [386] |
| Human cytomegalovirus | [387] | ||
| Retroviruses | [388], [389] | ||
| Coronavirus | [390], [391] | ||
| Torque teno virus | [153] | ||
| JC virus | [392], [393] | ||
| Rubella virus | [394] | ||
| Parainfluenza virus I | [395] | ||
| Measles virus | [396], [397] | ||
| Mumps virus | [398] |