Navigating Autoimmune Disorders - An Overview
Autoimmune Disorders FAQ
What are autoimmune diseases?
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 conditions. Your immune system usually protects you from diseases and infections. When it senses these pathogens, it creates specific cells to target foreign cells.
What are the symptoms of autoimmune diseases?
Many types of autoimmune diseases cause redness, swelling, heat, and pain, which are the signs and symptoms of inflammation. But other illnesses can cause the same symptoms. The symptoms of autoimmune diseases can come and go. During a flare-up, your symptoms may get severe for a while.
How do autoimmune diseases work?
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 attack them. There are several types of autoimmune diseases. These include the following.
How many autoimmune diseases are there?
There are over 100 known autoimmune diseases. Common ones include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Autoimmune diseases can affect many types of tissues and nearly any organ in your body. They may cause a variety of symptoms including pain, tiredness (fatigue), rashes, nausea, headaches, dizziness and more.
Autoimmune Disorders References
If you want to know more about Autoimmune Disorders, consider exploring links below:
What Is Autoimmune Disorders
- https://www.healthline.com/health/autoimmune-disorders
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21624-autoimmune-diseases
- https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/autoimmune-diseases
- https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/autoimmune-diseases
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/list-of-autoimmune-diseases
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/autoimmune-disease-symptoms-3232847
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease
- https://www.forbes.com/health/conditions/autoimmune-diseases/
- https://medlineplus.gov/autoimmunediseases.html
- https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2022/06/understanding-autoimmune-diseases
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