Autoimmune Diseases: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and More - Healthline
WEB4 Mar 2024 · Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which your immune system mistakenly damages healthy cells in your body. Types include rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and some thyroid...
Autoimmune Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, What Is It & Treatment
WEB21 Jul 2021 · An autoimmune disease is the result of the immune system accidentally attacking your body instead of protecting it. It's unclear why your immune system does this. There are over 100 known autoimmune diseases. Common ones include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Lupus - NHS
WEBLupus is an autoimmune condition. This means the body's natural defence system (immune system) attacks healthy parts of your body. It's not contagious. The causes of lupus are not fully understood. Possible causes include: viral infection; certain medicines; sunlight; puberty; childbirth; menopause
Autoimmune disease - Wikipedia
WEBAn autoimmune disease is a condition that results from an anomalous response of the adaptive immune system, wherein it mistakenly targets and attacks healthy, functioning parts of the body as if they were foreign organisms.
List of autoimmune diseases, with symptoms and treatments
WEB29 Nov 2023 · There are over 100 autoimmune diseases, often with varying triggers. However, infections, exposure to irritants, and lifestyle factors such as smoking and obesity are common triggers.
Autoimmune Diseases: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
WEB12 Apr 2023 · Autoimmune diseases occur when the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissues or cells. This leads to inflammation, which may trigger symptoms such as fatigue, rash, pain, swelling, difficulty focusing, and a tingling or numb sensation.
Autoimmune Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
WEB3 Oct 2023 · Autoimmune diseases result when your immune system is overactive, causing it to attack and damage your body's own tissues. Normally, your immune system creates proteins called antibodies that...
Autoimmune Diseases | NIAMS
WEB22 Mar 2023 · Your immune system is the network of cells and tissues in your body that work together to defend you from viruses, bacteria, and infection. It tries to identify and destroy the invaders that might hurt you. In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body’s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to …
Autoimmune Disease: Types, Symptoms, and More - Verywell …
WEB4 Aug 2022 · Autoimmune diseases are a case of mistaken identity in which the body's immune system, which ordinarily attacks intruders like viruses and bacteria, attacks itself.
Autoimmune Diseases | Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
WEB26 Jan 2024 · What are autoimmune diseases? Your immune system protects you from disease and infection by attacking germs that get into your body, such as viruses and bacteria. Your immune system can tell that the germs aren't part of you, so it destroys them.
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