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Taking A Closer Look At  Autoimmune Diseases

It's been Estimated that 1 in 12 people have an autoimmune disease, or know of someone who does. In the United States alone there are 50 million according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. 30 million of them are women. A person may have more than one autoimmune disorder at the same time (overlapping). They can have as many as three or more.            Recent statistics have shown that an Autoimmune Disease is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in female children and women in all age groups up to 64 years of age. What is more staggering is that the number of people with an autoimmune related diseases, or autoimmune disorder is continuing to rise every year.      An estimated $591Million Dollars was spent by the NIH on research compared to $6.1 billion dollars spent on cancer.

What causes the immune system to no longer tell the difference between healthy body tissues and antigens is unknown. An autoimmune disorder can also affect one or more organ or tissue types. One theory is that some micro organisms (such as bacteria or viruses) or drugs may trigger some of these effects, especially in people who have genes that make them more susceptible to get autoimmune disorders. There is one thing that is absolutely certain. If something is not done soon to halt the effects of these disabling diseases, the numbers will continue to rise even higher. It is because of this that we must raise the awareness of all autoimmune diseases... Autoimmune Diseases result from a breakdown in immunological tolerance. The actual induction event(s) for autoimmune states are largely unknown. Some autoimmune diseases attack specific organs, whereas others are more systemic. Organ-specific autoimmune diseases include Celiac Disease, Graves disease, Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, and Addison Disease. Systemic autoimmune diseases include Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Treatments for autoimmune diseases generally involve anti-inflammatory and immuno-suppressive drugs.

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