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When someone has an autoimmune
disease, the individual suffers from a disease in which that person's
own immune system somehow turns against her or him. In the case
of an autoimmune disease, the trigger for the disease rests inside,
not outside, the patient's own body. For example, something can
go awry with the organs, cells, antibodies, or other parts of the
immune system that can trigger a disease process.
When someone has an immune-mediated disorder, the individual suffers
from a disorder in which an outside-the-body factor creates an
insult or injury to the body's immune system and triggers a health
problem. For example, an outside influence such as a virus, infection,
toxic chemical, or transplanted organ can be introduced into the
body and compromise the body's immune system, setting in motion
a short-term, periodic, or perhaps chronic or even ultimately fatal
health problem. Once this health problem is initiated, it is regulated,
or mediated, by the body's immune system.
Examples of Immune-Mediated Disorders
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Cancer
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Allergy/Asthma
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Infectious diseases
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Immune deficiency
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Transplant rejection
Examples of Autoimmune Diseases:
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Type I Diabetes (formerly known as "Juvenile Diabetes")
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Lupus Erythematosus
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
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Sjörgren's Syndrome
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Crohn's Disease |
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"A Key
in the Battle Against Autoimmune Diseases"
Dr. Ronald E. Henderson, M.D .
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