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Description: Grave’s disease is a type of autoimmune disease which is called hyperthyroidism, which causes the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormone.

Sign and Symptoms:
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Enlargement of the thyroid gland
• Weight loss, even with normal eating habits
• Bugling eyes
• Rapid or irregular heartbeat
• Change in menstrual cycles
• Tremors of the hands or fingers
• Heat sensitivity

Etiology: Grave’s disease tricks the TSIs (thyroid-stimulating immunoglobins) to make the thyroid gland to overproduce thyroid hormone, which causes hyperthyroidism.

Incidence: The estimate number of people with Grave’s disease is 30 per 100,000.

Diagnosis: Most Doctors can diagnosis Grave’s disease
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