Autoimmune Disease


Autoimmune Disease
What are autoimmune diseases and disorders? by Blah McBlah As a big fan of the hit series "House" I hear the term 'autoimmune' kicked around quite a bit but...what is autoimmune? What is Autoimmune? Autoimmunity is described as the "failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the ... More> Autoimmune disease in dogs: Symptoms and treatments by Shelli Shields Canine autoimmunity disease occurs when the dog's immune system becomes overactive. When this happens the immune system does not recognize the "self" and "foreign" cells, and stops making antibodies to fight virus invasions and starts to fight the n... More>
	Proteins that cause autoimmune diseases by Patricia Graves Antibodies normally develop in the immune system to destroy infection and disease. During this process the human body develops inflammation due to the various healthy cells and healthy proteins fighting against the foreign unhealthy invader. The per... More> Overview of skin autoimmune diseases by Tarek Musslimani The first skin disorder that is discussed here is an autoimmune disease and which is called pemphigus vulgaris. This is a chronic disease which is mediated by Immunoglobulin G antibody or IgG. It affects mainly the ages between 40 and 60... More>
Overview of thyroid autoimmune diseases by Tarek Musslimani In this artcle, I will discuss two types of immunologically mediated thyroid diseases. These are: Grave's disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. These two disorders are characterized by hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism respecti... More> Is Vitiligo an auto-immune disease you can live with by Judith Kadden About fifteen years ago, shortly after the death of my father, I was told I had Vitiligo, an auto-immune disease. I had made an appointment with my doctor after blotches of white appeared on my wrists and under my arms. I first thought perhaps it wa... More>
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