Lupus Research Paper
Autoimmune Disease: Lupus
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Lupus is a lifelong dangerous disease that causes the human body to intrude on one’s immune system. Even our very own, latest superstar Michael Jackson had the autoimmune disease lupus. This disease causes tissue to be eaten, brain cells to stop working, organs to be destroyed, and so much more. As we all know, the body will shut down if all parts are not working properly. It is safe to say that the organs go hand and hand with one another. In other words, one can’t work correctly without the others help. Usually, the immune system protects these things, but because the disease lupus has taken over it prevents the system from working properly. As the disease begins to spread across the body, it gives a domino effect whenever the organs stop working.
The most common types of lupus are systemic lupus, discoid lupus, and subacute cutaneous lupus. “Systemic lupus may affect joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, hear, blood vessels, nervous system, blood, and brain. Discoid lupus erthyematosus (DLE) causes a skin rash that doesn’t go away. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to the sun” (Corbett, 2013).
There are many different ways to tell whether or not one has developed lupus. “One way to tell whether or not you have lupus is the common symptoms including: achy joints (arthralgia), frequent fevers of …show more content…
(2013). Pennsylvania Department of Health. Retrieved from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/portal/server.pt/community/lupus/14219 Parker- Pope, T. (2009, July 9). The Voices of Lupus. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/the-voices-of-lupus/?_r=0
Quinn, P. (n.d.). Facts About Lupus. Retrieved from http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/factsheets/lupus.htm womenshealth.gov. (2011). Retrieved from
HCA/240
Lupus is a lifelong dangerous disease that causes the human body to intrude on one’s immune system. Even our very own, latest superstar Michael Jackson had the autoimmune disease lupus. This disease causes tissue to be eaten, brain cells to stop working, organs to be destroyed, and so much more. As we all know, the body will shut down if all parts are not working properly. It is safe to say that the organs go hand and hand with one another. In other words, one can’t work correctly without the others help. Usually, the immune system protects these things, but because the disease lupus has taken over it prevents the system from working properly. As the disease begins to spread across the body, it gives a domino effect whenever the organs stop working.
The most common types of lupus are systemic lupus, discoid lupus, and subacute cutaneous lupus. “Systemic lupus may affect joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, hear, blood vessels, nervous system, blood, and brain. Discoid lupus erthyematosus (DLE) causes a skin rash that doesn’t go away. Subacute cutaneous lupus causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to the sun” (Corbett, 2013).
There are many different ways to tell whether or not one has developed lupus. “One way to tell whether or not you have lupus is the common symptoms including: achy joints (arthralgia), frequent fevers of …show more content…
(2013). Pennsylvania Department of Health. Retrieved from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/portal/server.pt/community/lupus/14219 Parker- Pope, T. (2009, July 9). The Voices of Lupus. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/the-voices-of-lupus/?_r=0
Quinn, P. (n.d.). Facts About Lupus. Retrieved from http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/factsheets/lupus.htm womenshealth.gov. (2011). Retrieved from