The Immune System: Friend & Sometimes Foe

by Katharine Sharpe

The immune system is a complex symphony of cells, chemicals, and proteins that mounts well-coordinated, specialized attacks on invading pathogens and unruly cells. This is all well and good until the immune system starts attacking something it shouldn’t: you.

Why It Matters

Odds are, you or someone you know suffers from an autoimmune disease or a disease caused by the body’s immune system attacking healthy cells.

Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type I diabetes, thyroid diseases, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis are common autoimmune diseases.

• Nearly 80% of autoimmune cases affect women.
• There is no cure for autoimmune diseases, but treatments are available to manage disease symptoms.

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