Inside job: When the body attacks itself
Ruth Wilson lives with lupus, often called the disease of a thousand faces due to its wide range of symptoms. Her experience highlights the complex challenges posed by the immune system turning against the body.
“Lupus is one of a rogues’ gallery of autoimmune diseases that affect as many as 50 million Americans.”
These autoimmune disorders, including lupus, represent a significant health burden, disrupting normal immune function and causing the body to mistakenly attack its own tissues.
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- AP video by Shelby Lum
- Animation by Hao Li
Summary: Lupus exemplifies autoimmune diseases where the immune system damages the body, affecting millions and revealing the complexity of immune disorders.
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