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Autoimmune
11 diseases
Autoimmune Disease
Over 80 autoimmune diseases affect 5-10% of the population. Women are affected 2-10 times more than ...
Lupus
Called the disease of 1,000 faces because it mimics so many conditions. A butterfly rash across the ...
Multiple Sclerosis
Affects 2.8 million people, mostly young adults. Twice as common in women. Charcot first described t...
Celiac Disease
Affects about 1% of the population, but most cases are thought to be undiagnosed. Second-century Gre...
Crohns Disease
Can affect any part of the GI tract from mouth to anus. Crohn and colleagues described 14 cases in 1...
Type 1 Diabetes
The immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells. Before 1921 it killed children within months...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A symmetric attack on joint linings that erodes bone. Affects around 18 million people, women 2-3 ti...
Psoriasis
Skin cells renew in days instead of weeks, building silvery plaques. Long misread as contagious lepr...
Vitiligo
Patches of skin lose all pigment when pigment cells are destroyed. Mentioned in ancient Indian and G...
Graves Disease
The immune system pushes the thyroid into overdrive. Named after Irish doctor Robert Graves. Eye pro...
Myasthenia Gravis
Antibodies block nerve to muscle signalling, so strength fades with use. Eyelids droop as the day go...