Patients with MS are making antibodies that attack their immune system . Reports date back to 2004 , with most of them occurring in Thailand and Taiwan . Scientists do not believe the disease is contagious . The NIH has reported about 100 cases , all in families of Asian descent .
Patients with disease are making antibodies that attack their immune system . Cases date back to 2004 , with most of them occurring in Thailand and Taiwan . Scientists do not believe the disease is contagious . The NIH has seen about 12 cases , all in people of Asian descent .