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Disease caused by your own immune system attacking your own body, due to failure of recognizing that it is not foreign.
Can be systemic (affecting the whole body) or focal.
"focal" example is vitiligo, where only skin is involved, or Hashimodo's hypothyroidism, where only the thyroid is affected.
Systemic example is lupus where it can affect pretty much everything: the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, brain.
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∙ 11y agoThere is no such diagnosis as a generic autoimmune disease.
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Is shingles an auto-immune disease?
Shingles is not an auto-immune disease.
What is an auto Immune disease?
AIDS, HIV, and Epstein-Barr disease are all forms of auto-immune disease. There are others.
What is auto immune disease?
AIDS, HIV, and Epstein-Barr disease are all forms of auto-immune disease. There are others.
Is Crohn's disease a bacteria?
no crohn's disease is an auto-immune disease.
What is an immune system disease according to medical literature?
The definition of an immune system disease is a disease that causes over- or underactivity of the immune system. When the immune system is overactive, this is called an autoimmune disease.
What disease literally means disease of self?
auto immune deseases
What blood test do you need to test for an auto immune disease?
The answer varies depending on the disease suspected.
What is an immunity disease?
AIDS, HIV, and Epstein-Barr disease are all forms of auto-immune disease. There are others.
What is scaladerma?
Scleroderma is an auto-immune disease that affects the skin. It is a debilitating disease because it hardens the skin. There are no treatments for the disease.
What disease causes the body to attack pathogens and its normal cells?
Auto-immune
What are Auto-Immune Diseases?
An autoimmune disease is caused by the immune system attacking you instead of threats and diseases coming from outside you. In autoimmune diseases, the body makes a mistake and attacks its own tissues.a condition that causes the body's own immune system to wrongly identify cells as foreign and attack them.
What happen to the immune system if you have auto immune diseases?
To have an auto immune disease, your immune system has to be totally active. Most of the auto immune diseases are most probably caused by undiagnosed chronic infections. Your body will not attack the body proteins for no reason. Very shortly, you will find out the treatment for most of the autoimmune diseases.
