In general diseases that attack the muscles are called myopathies.
Muscular dystrophy would be one example.
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Muscular Dystrophy
One of the most common diseases of the system is Arthritus.: )
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Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disease, but it effects the digestive system (although it may have some secondary impact on the muscular system, due to lower rates of vitamin/mineral absorbtion from food).
There are many disorders that affect the muscular system. Two that may be best known are muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease.
Muscle Cancer
hiv
Polio affects both the skeletal and muscular system. When the polio virus enters the body it immediately attacks the nervous system, followed by the muscular system. The muscular system is what gives the skeletal system the ability to move. Thus, when the muscular system gets infected the skeletal system no longer has the power to move the body to where it wants to go. This is known as paralysis.
Graves' Disease.
polio
There are several- one of them is polio.