Autoimmune Disease: Lupus HCA/240 Lupus is a lifelong dangerous disease that causes the human body to intrude on one’s immune system. Even our very own‚ latest superstar Michael Jackson had the autoimmune disease lupus. This disease causes tissue to be eaten‚ brain cells to stop working‚ organs to be destroyed‚ and so much more. As we all know‚ the body will shut down if all parts are not working properly. It is safe to say that the organs go hand and hand with one another. In other words
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Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus Table of Contents Introduction Brief description of what SLE is Body paragraph #1 A. Effects and symptoms B. Treatment for effects and symptoms Body paragraph #2 A. Living with Lupus Interview Body paragraph #3 A. ITP- Autoimmune disease related with Lupus Conclusion Brendan Kelley 11/22/10 Intro to Biology Lupus Many people look past these rare diseases as if they are simply a myth but they are but all too real. This disease is called
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About the Organization The Lupus Foundation of America‚ Indiana chapter obtained its 501(c)(3) public charity status in 1987. Their mission is “ to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus‚ support individuals and families affected by the disease‚ increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public‚ and help find the cure”. The Lupus foundation envision a life free of lupus‚ a life-threatening chronic disease‚ and seek to spread awareness and support for victims‚ families and
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Introduction Lupus is a life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects women of color more commonly than Caucasians. The immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues of a person suffering from lupus. Since the signs and symptoms of lupus can vary depending on the type of tissue affected‚ it is very difficult to diagnose and treat lupus. Pathology and Etiology of Lupus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can develop in a patient in numerous ways‚ this leads to the different types of lupus. Some of
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Lupus Lupus erythematosus is a disease where a person’s immune system attacks the body’s own organs and tissues. It causes inflammation of connective tissue which holds different structures of the body in place. This disease is believed to be an autoimmune disorder. There are two types of lupus erythematosus which are discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Lupus happens in both males and females of all ages‚ but it is most commonly found in women. Half a million
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Systemic Lupus erythematosus and Hypertension are both diseases that are involved with the Visele family. Systemic Lupus is an autoimmune disease while hypertension is a disease that is considered genetic. Systemic Lupus erythematosus is “a chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease (1)” “Hypertension is high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated
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Lupus erythematosus is considered to be an autoimmune disease‚ which is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes systemic inflammation and affects multiple organs in the body1. Lupus affects the skin‚ joints and other parts of the body‚ such as the kidneys‚ tissues‚ blood cell and brain. The Article states that “Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune system disorder where the body cannot tell the difference between foreign antigens and its own antigens.1” An individual who has been diagnosed with
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of owls (there should be‚ though‚ in my opinion)‚ I chose the constellation of the wolf‚ or Lupus. This constellation also reminds me of Professor Lupin‚ who was also my favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in the Harry Potter books. I think that J. K. Rowling intended that to be‚ since Lupus means Wolf in Latin. Lupus can be found between the constellations of Centaurus and Scorpius. The Lupus constellation is home to some remains of a supernova‚ some globular clusters‚ and the Retina
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INTRODUCTION: - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autonomous disorder with variety of autoantibodies (double stranded DNA [dsDNA]‚ ANA). It causes inflammation diffusely through the body (skin‚ brain‚ kidneys‚ and joints) and also the blood. Lupus has varied abnormal blood tests related to it (anemia‚ anti-Sm‚ anti-phospholipid antibodies)‚ however this is often not a similar issue as knowing what causes lupus. Its cause could be a mystery. The etiology of lupus is unknown‚ however multiple
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Lupus is a complicated and unpredictable disease‚ no two cases are alike. Each individual person with lupus acquire different symptoms that affect so many different organs. A mild case of lupus effects the skin or joints‚ the severity of the disease can vary from person to person. The skin is often “a characteristic red skin rash- the so called butterfly or malar rash- may appear across the nose‚ cheeks‚ hands and other areas exposed to the sun. Because many people with lupus are sensitive to sunlight
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