MS stands for multiple sclerosis. This is a disease that more than 16,000 Australian people have. Kids don’t usually get MS. Most of the people who get MS are adults.

Here’s how it sounds when you say it: mult-e-pull skle-row-sis.

It’s not always easy to say, especially five times in a row really fast – believe us, we’ve tried! So instead, we shorten it to ‘MS’. Now you can go around telling people “Yes of course I know what MS Readathon stands for you silly salami, don’t you?”

• Learn about the MS disease
• What happens to people when they have MS?
• What causes MS and can it be cured?
• Who gets MS?

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To find out more information about MS, click on the state to visit your local MS Society offices

• ACT - Australian Capital Territory
• NSW - New South Wales
• NT - Northern Territory
• QLD - Queensland
• SA - South Australia
• TAS - Tasmania
• VIC - Victoria
• WA - Western Australia