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What disease literally means disease of self?
The term that means disease of self is "autoimmune disease." This is a condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells and tissues.
What is an autoimmune disease?
rheumatoid arthritis
If someone has an autoimmune disease would it worsen if their immune system is stimulated by something like green tea?
Theoretically yes. An autoimmune disease is where the persons own system attacks itself and stimulating the immune system could worsen the symptoms and disease.
What does erythematous lupus mean?
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy parts of the self.
What does erythematOSUSus lupus mean?
Systemie lupus erythematosus is an incurable autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy parts of the self.
Is a disease caused by a virus that attacks the immune?
hiv
What is a disease caused by virus that attacks the immune system?
hiv
What is present in a persons blood when he or she is immune to a certain disease?
antibodies
Can the immune system fight off HIV AIDS and SCID?
No. HIV attacks and overwhelms the immune system. In fact, the reason you can die of AIDS has nothing to do with the disease, but rather any sickness you catch with your immune system shot.
A chronic disease of the immune system that attacks the thyroid gland and causes a goiter is called?
Graves' Disease.
Sentence with immune?
The immune system identifies, remembers, attacks and destroys disease-causing invaders or infected cells.
What disease is stemic lupus erthymatosus?
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an incurable, chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. In lupus, the person's immune system attacks healthy parts of the self. Lupus is managed with medications that suppress the immune system. 1.5 to 2 million Americans have a form of lupus. 5 million people world wide have the disease.
