What is an autoimmune disease? Give two examples.?

An autoimmune disease is a disease caused by the immune system of the patient attacking parts of the body. Type one diabetes, lupus, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

Antibodies form and attack one's own tissues. e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, polyarteritis nodosa.

..I HAVE FIBROMYALGIA,YET TO BE TESTED FOR LUPUS AND OTHER AUTO IMMUNE DISEASES.fIBROMYALGIA CANNOT BE TESTED FOR BUT TESTS SHOWED MY IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKING ITSELF>>>BLOOD CELLS ATTACK EACH OTHER<COMPLETE WARFARE! I DO NOT GET COLDS OR OTHER GENERAL VIRUSES....BUT SUFFER ALL ROUND SENSITIVITY IE; ALLERGIES>FOOD/ENVIRONMENT ETC SENSITIVE TO PROCESSED FOOD ,STAYING AWAY FROM CHEMICALS.CHRONIC FATIGUE>FROM BOY WORKING X10 TIMES MORE THAN OTHERS>REMEMBER BODY THINKS IT IS UNDER ATTACK BY VIRUS AND FIGHTING BACK(ITSELF)THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME THOUGH IS <PAIN>STIFFNESS,FIBROUS MUSCLES....THESE ARE WHAT HAUNT ME MOST BUT SO MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS INVOLVED IN 'AUTO IMMUNE' DISEASES....

Grave's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune hepatitis,

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