Miriam has been suffering from numbness, weakness, and partial paralysis.Miriam's doctor told her that her immune system has attacked and destroyed the myelin in her body, causing her to have
A) rheumatoid arthritis.
B) multiple sclerosis.
C) Huntington's disease.
D) muscular dystrophy.

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Multiple sclerosis is a disease where the body's immune system attacks the myelin sheath, which is the protective covering around nerve fibers. This leads to numbness, weakness, or paralysis in different parts of the body. Rheumatoid arthritis, Huntington's disease, and muscular dystrophy do not involve destruction of the myelin sheath.

Miriam Has Been Suffering from Numbness, Weakness, and Partial Paralysis