Autoimmune
adjective
Relates to the system within a body that causes it to attack its own cells.
She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder where her body attacks her own tissues.
Often appears as...
- autoimmune disease
- autoimmune disorder
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adjective
Relates to the system within a body that causes it to attack its own cells.
She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder where her body attacks her own tissues.
Often appears as...
- autoimmune disease
- autoimmune disorder
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe illnesses where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy body parts.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialist Vocabulary
Commonly used by healthcare professionals, but also understood by general public.
Autoimmune diseases can be managed with proper treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Contagious
'Autoimmune' refers to a body's self-response, not an illness you catch from others.
Unlike the flu, autoimmune disorders are not contagious.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe illnesses where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy body parts.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialist Vocabulary
Commonly used by healthcare professionals, but also understood by general public.
Autoimmune diseases can be managed with proper treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Contagious
'Autoimmune' refers to a body's self-response, not an illness you catch from others.
Unlike the flu, autoimmune disorders are not contagious.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe illnesses where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy body parts.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialist Vocabulary
Commonly used by healthcare professionals, but also understood by general public.
Autoimmune diseases can be managed with proper treatment.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Contagious
'Autoimmune' refers to a body's self-response, not an illness you catch from others.
Unlike the flu, autoimmune disorders are not contagious.
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Why is pneumonia so...
or other supportive measures while the body fights the infection. Smoking damages the cilia, making them less able to clear even the normal amount of mucus and secretions, let alone the increased volume associated with pneumonia. Genetic and autoimmune disorders can make someone more susceptible to pathogens that can cause pneumonia.
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Jonathan Eisen: Meet...
and antibiotics into our world, that we're also killing the cloud of microbes that live in and on us. And excessive use of antibiotics, in particular in children, has been shown to be associated with, again, risk factors for obesity, for autoimmune diseases, for a variety of problems that are probably due to disruption
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An evolutionary...
my mother was right, I probably should have spent a little less time with my nose in a book. This is just one of many possible examples. So the next time you or a loved one are faced with a health challenge, whether it's obesity or diabetes, an autoimmune disorder, or a knee or back injury, I encourage you to think
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Can you actually boost...
what do they even mean? Do they mean boost the histamine that's released when exposed to poison ivy? Well, that would you itch a lot more. Do they mean supercharge your T and B cells? Might that lead your body to attack its own cells, as we see with autoimmune conditions?
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How does your immune...
Some people have autoimmune diseases, which trick the immune system into attacking the body’s own perfectly healthy cells. No one knows exactly what causes them, but these disorders sabotage the immune system to varying degrees, and underlie problems like arthritis,
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What does this symbol...
But accessibility is a broad concept that applies to many, many different conditions. That includes people with autism, visual impairments, and autoimmune diseases, like lupus, which can cause pain and fatigue, along with many other conditions.
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The surprising reason...
So it's actually the body's own immune response that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases,
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Lifesaving Medicines...
in the human body which is important to treat a disease so let's say I'm telling you an example right now we had a major project on on scorpion Venom's which target autoimmune disorders or scorpion venom which target cancer so
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Life is messy. Embrace...
chosen the closest thing I had to divinity as the butt of his cruel joke and while I was too young to understand kidney failure and chronic autoimmune disorders I was not too young to understand chaos now you should know I'm
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What the sugar coating...
The sugars are telling cells around that cell whether the cell is good or bad. And that's important, because our immune system needs to leave the good cells alone. Otherwise, we'd have autoimmune diseases.
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Why is pneumonia so...
or other supportive measures while the body fights the infection. Smoking damages the cilia, making them less able to clear even the normal amount of mucus and secretions, let alone the increased volume associated with pneumonia. Genetic and autoimmune disorders can make someone more susceptible to pathogens that can cause pneumonia.
Video examples
Jonathan Eisen: Meet...
and antibiotics into our world, that we're also killing the cloud of microbes that live in and on us. And excessive use of antibiotics, in particular in children, has been shown to be associated with, again, risk factors for obesity, for autoimmune diseases, for a variety of problems that are probably due to disruption
Video examples
An evolutionary...
my mother was right, I probably should have spent a little less time with my nose in a book. This is just one of many possible examples. So the next time you or a loved one are faced with a health challenge, whether it's obesity or diabetes, an autoimmune disorder, or a knee or back injury, I encourage you to think
Video examples
Can you actually boost...
what do they even mean? Do they mean boost the histamine that's released when exposed to poison ivy? Well, that would you itch a lot more. Do they mean supercharge your T and B cells? Might that lead your body to attack its own cells, as we see with autoimmune conditions?
Video examples
How does your immune...
Some people have autoimmune diseases, which trick the immune system into attacking the body’s own perfectly healthy cells. No one knows exactly what causes them, but these disorders sabotage the immune system to varying degrees, and underlie problems like arthritis,
Video examples
What does this symbol...
But accessibility is a broad concept that applies to many, many different conditions. That includes people with autism, visual impairments, and autoimmune diseases, like lupus, which can cause pain and fatigue, along with many other conditions.
Video examples
The surprising reason...
So it's actually the body's own immune response that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases,
Video examples
Lifesaving Medicines...
in the human body which is important to treat a disease so let's say I'm telling you an example right now we had a major project on on scorpion Venom's which target autoimmune disorders or scorpion venom which target cancer so
Video examples
Life is messy. Embrace...
chosen the closest thing I had to divinity as the butt of his cruel joke and while I was too young to understand kidney failure and chronic autoimmune disorders I was not too young to understand chaos now you should know I'm
Video examples
What the sugar coating...
The sugars are telling cells around that cell whether the cell is good or bad. And that's important, because our immune system needs to leave the good cells alone. Otherwise, we'd have autoimmune diseases.
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Bruce Beutler
American Scientist
Autoimmunity is probably the next frontier. The majority of cases of autoimmune disease result from a complex genetic problem that has environmental influences. It is a colossal task for the immune system to maintain tolerance to self and yet be ready to react to everything in the world around us.
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Rumaan Alam
American Author
Is deciding what you like an instinct, a sense that arrives as swiftly as my autoimmune response to cat dander? Or is it the result of reasoned consideration, the way wine tasters swish pinot noir around in their mouths, spit it out, and reach for complex metaphors about chocolate and tobacco?
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Susannah Cahalan
American Journalist
If an autoimmune disease can create symptoms that look exactly like schizophrenia, that raises the question, what is schizophrenia? And are there forms of schizophrenia that are caused by other types of autoimmune disease?
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Archie Manning
American Athlete
Back in 1983, quarterback Tommy Kramer got hurt and the Minnesota Vikings traded for me. The plan was for me to play, but I got something called Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder, and wound up on injured reserve.
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John Mackey
American Businessman
I really do believe that America has this weight problem - obesity issues - and we have all these diseases that we get - heart disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases - that are primarily lifestyle diseases.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain.
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Steven Gundry
American Author
Lectins enter our our joints, our nerve junctions, the lining of our blood vessels and our brain where they incite inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
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Ben Marcus
American Author
Among other things, autoimmune disorders are an induction into a world of unstable information and no reliable expertise.
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Amanda de Cadenet
English Photographer
I have autoimmune disease, thyroid problems, and I've been diagnosed pre-diabetic.
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August Alsina
American Musician
I have a liver disease where my autoimmune system is fighting against itself.
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Bruce Beutler
American Scientist
Autoimmunity is probably the next frontier. The majority of cases of autoimmune disease result from a complex genetic problem that has environmental influences. It is a colossal task for the immune system to maintain tolerance to self and yet be ready to react to everything in the world around us.
Quote examples
Rumaan Alam
American Author
Is deciding what you like an instinct, a sense that arrives as swiftly as my autoimmune response to cat dander? Or is it the result of reasoned consideration, the way wine tasters swish pinot noir around in their mouths, spit it out, and reach for complex metaphors about chocolate and tobacco?
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Susannah Cahalan
American Journalist
If an autoimmune disease can create symptoms that look exactly like schizophrenia, that raises the question, what is schizophrenia? And are there forms of schizophrenia that are caused by other types of autoimmune disease?
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Archie Manning
American Athlete
Back in 1983, quarterback Tommy Kramer got hurt and the Minnesota Vikings traded for me. The plan was for me to play, but I got something called Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder, and wound up on injured reserve.
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John Mackey
American Businessman
I really do believe that America has this weight problem - obesity issues - and we have all these diseases that we get - heart disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases - that are primarily lifestyle diseases.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain.
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Steven Gundry
American Author
Lectins enter our our joints, our nerve junctions, the lining of our blood vessels and our brain where they incite inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
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Ben Marcus
American Author
Among other things, autoimmune disorders are an induction into a world of unstable information and no reliable expertise.
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Amanda de Cadenet
English Photographer
I have autoimmune disease, thyroid problems, and I've been diagnosed pre-diabetic.
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August Alsina
American Musician
I have a liver disease where my autoimmune system is fighting against itself.
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