Which of these is an autoimmune disease?
Type 1 diabetes
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis
AIDS
If you have an autoimmune disease, what happens to the immune system?
Your immune cells die
Antibodies from your immune system mistakenly attack tissues in the body
Your immune system makes too many immune cells
None of the above
Autoimmune diseases strike which group more often?
Children younger than 12
Men older than 40
Women of childbearing age
Women older than 50
What tissues, organs, or body systems can be affected by autoimmune diseases?
Skin
Joints
Thyroid
All of the above
Lupus is more common among women in which ethnic group?
Caucasians
African Americans
Karamanlides
Dangol
How does a person develop an autoimmune disease?
It may be triggered by a virus, such as mumps
It may be a complication of an existing infection, such as strep throat
It may be caused by exposure to an environmental agent
All of the above
Why are some autoimmune diseases difficult to diagnose?
Symptoms may be vague
No specific lab tests exist to confirm a diagnosis
Symptoms may come and go, making it hard to pinpoint the problem
All of the above
Which of these autoimmune diseases can be cured?
Lupus
Multiple sclerosis
Scleroderma
None of the above
Northwestern University recently developed a sensor that can measure inflammatory flareups in patients with the autoimmune condition Crohn’s disease. What does it measure?
The presence of certain microbes in the gut
Heat
Tissue damage
T cells
What therapy strategy recently tested in clinical trials for lupus led to a complete resolution of disease symptoms?
Cell therapy
Targeted therapies
Chemotherapy
Gene therapy
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