Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseses are a result of the body producing antibodies to its own tissues, leading to a destructive inflammation. This disease can affect many different tissues in the body. Your questions about the disease, its causes, treatments, and other questions you would like to ask about Autoimmune Diseases are welcome!
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Yes. Children can get Celiac Disease at any age. A child can have Celiakc Disease when there born. Adults and Children and...
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Yes, people can find it in your blood because HIV is a Sexual transmitted disease that is in the blood.
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The underling root of HIV is direct sex. When a person is HIV positive and another person is HIV negative and they have direct...
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As often as your doctor prescribes.
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Lupus is difficult to diagnosis. Rheumatologists are the specialists who diagnose and treat lupus. A diagnosis is based on...
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The cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. No infectious agent (virus, bacteria, or fungi) has been identified as the cause of...
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Actually, he was thought to have polio, but in 2003, scientist found that he didn't have polio, but a rare disease called...
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the magazine Living Without
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Yes. While Crohn's can flare in patients often and severely, it can also be mild and not bother a patient anymore than a bout of...
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Blood, Semen, Vaginal Fluid, Pre-ejaculate Or Breast Milk, I Think.Hope This Helps =]
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HIV can't be cured because it is a virus, and the only way virus's are destroyed is by the immune system, and because HIV kills...
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An act performed while not in full possession of one's mental faculties doesn't create guilt unless the mind is guilty is the...
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I asked this question to a leading MS specialist and scientist and he said "why are you concerned about what MS might have done...
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Lupus does not cause vitiligo. Both lupus and vitiligo are autoimmune diseases. People who have one autoimmune disease often have...
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is feared because it leads to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), which is fatal.
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There is no straightforward answer here. Coffee is naturally gluten-free; however, flavorings are sometimes added to it that...
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Celiac is a gluten intolerance; so anything made with wheat, rye or barley.
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Estimates place the number of people with autoimmune diseases at 1 in 12. In the United States it is 23.5 million according to...
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If it's the blood of someone who's HIV positive - then yes.Actually, you can if the blood is HIV positive, hasn't been exposed to...
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The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune...
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Yes. While there is no hard evidence that any particular food can cause or contribute to Crohn's disease or other types of IBD...
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Scientists are now investigating whether stem cells could be used to "re-boot" the immune system and provide a cure for Crohn's...
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It is possible to transmit HIV orally by snogging (kissing with tongues and sharing oral liquid). To transmit HIV there needs to...
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Generally MS is not a killer. It is a debilitating, disease that presents itself differently in all patients. A patient can die...
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If you are HIV positive you should: take anti-retroviral medication daily use condoms whenever you have sex see a doctor for...
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No. Its not known what causes MS. We don't know what starts it up or how to tell who will develop it. But we do know that it is...
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HIV AIDS is the virus or bacteria that makes your immune system weaker, the difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the...
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The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body. If you have lupus, something goes wrong with your immune...
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can be humoral or cellular. It is not considered a blood disease, although it may affect the...
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A very high percentage of people that are infected with the HIV virus develope aids. There are a few exceptions. There are some...
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Rheumatism is generaly the name given to aches and pains that are muscular. while arthritis covers joints and bones. historicaly...
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No, HIV is a separate virus than Herpes.
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About 72 cases per 100,000 which is about three times the national average.
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Yes, you can have them both together. I have it and it increases the pain of the MS ten-fold. I have met several other people...
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At one time this was the case. However, once testing of blood products began in the mid 1980s, the chances of someone being...
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Yes you can contract HIV. Any form of straight forward sex, oral sex and anal sex can result in contracting HIV and other...
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Doctors can perform a blood test to make this diagnosis.
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Fever - 90 to 95% (Last up to 1 week) Sore throat - 70 to 85% (Variable) Muscle ache - 50 to 60% Joint pain - Way lower...
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you can have wine, whiskey, rum, and gluten free beer.
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You get HIV (the virus) if someone who is infected, gets any of their body fluids into your system (not including Saliva). HIV...
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Arthritis can happen by wearing out the joints. Such as popping your fingers, toes, and any other body part causing pain in that...
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In order to be infected by HIV you need to get it into your system, this can happen via blood. Getting infected blood on your...
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The first test for HIV is an anti-body test. This test looks for anti-bodies that your immune system has devloped to fight off...
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Yes but not by normal means, also the baby will have hiv.
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Get the piercing done professionally.
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The likelihood of transmission from mother-to-child has been reduced to less than 2% when the mother and baby are treated with...
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fluid retention
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HIV is transmitted via three paths, blood, make love and mother to fetus. The tattoo ink commonly enters between the first and...
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how to get aids You don't actually "get" AIDS. You might get infected with HIV, and later you might develop AIDS. You can get...
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Bishop's death was a result of complications encountered from a disease he had called Lupus. His immune system went haywire and...
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Pre-ejaculate (or pre-cum) refers to semen that is gradually released throughout sexual intercourse.HIV (Human Immune Deficiency...
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If you have damage in your intestine and you have Celiac Disease you do not have to remove that intestine. The intestine will...
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It shouldn't Surgical treatment is not an option for control of celiac disease however prior to diagnosis some patients undergo...
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No, celiac disease is not fatal. you have nothing to worry about. I've had celiac disease for 3 years and I'm fine. all you have...
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Women who have multiple sclerosis experience normal pregnancies. In fact, women who have MS who are pregnant experience fewer...
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While Crohns itself may not cause gallstones. It is thought to be related to depletion of the bile salt pool due either to...
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I am an HIV expert getting my PhD this year. I am alarmed at the amount of incorrect information being perpetuated on the...
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When you are born, the body takes stock of itself, things that are your make-up (hair, nails, skin, tissues, organs, etc.) are...
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See related link.
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i was diagnosed with 'probably ms' late feb 09 after three tests: lumbar puncture analsis of CS Fluid, followed by an MRI scan in...
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There is no scientific evidence that magic mushrooms can treat or cure multiple sclerosis.
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Absolutely. Liquid diets such as Ensure and Boost are very useful in keeping nutrition levels stable and are easily digestible.
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Lupus is a genetic autoimmune disorder. You are born with it, and it can be treated successfully, however there is no cure.
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It can. If developed before puberty Crohn's can delay growth to some degree as the body uses resources it would normally devote...
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No. Johne's Disease is also called Paratuburculosis and is caused by the M. Paratuburculosis organism introduced into a herd of...
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Malnutrition is often a problem for those with Crohns disease. Proteins are made up of amino acids and are nutrients, essential...
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No, you would not get HIV from sharing a bath tub.
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HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus. As the name suggests it causes your immune system to begin to fail. Your immune...
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The majority of cases of lupus fall into the mild to moderate category. If those patients follow their treatment plan they can...
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It is a neurological disease that affects the brain. It's also categorized under autoimmune disease, since the immune system is...
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It is not. HIV is a virus. It has a completely different make-up from a bacteria. The most important difference between a...
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Doctors will study a list of signs and symptoms when Crohns is suspected. There are some physical indicators such as loops of...
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The last two decades have seen great advances in the understanding of IBD & particularly Crohn's Disease Especially exciting...
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For HIV to be transmitted the virus must already be present, there must be enough of the virus to transmit, and the virus itself...
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No. Hepatitis B and HIV are two different viruses. One does not cause the other.
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A person who is infected with the HIV virus has a virus that will attack the immune system. Over time, the body will be left...
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Pretty good especially if she is having unprotected sex with him.
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The 13th century Roman physician, Rogerius Frugardi, was the first to describe the characteristic malar rash that many lupus...
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Discordant means that one of the partners has HIV and the other does not.
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the Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath Your welcome I had to look for it
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Lupus patients often develop pleurisy, or inflammation of the lining of the lungs. This causes chest pain upon deep...
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your at risk but if you did not ejaculate in her the risks are lower
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There is no medicine for HIV AIDS, but they are medicines that help you prevent it or slow it down:)
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HIV will flourish in blood, CSF, semen, and vaginal secretions.
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No, lupus is not a form of cancer. Lupus is an chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease in which the immune system mistakenly...
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Babies get them by the mother already having it and it transfers to the baby.
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First you need to do a blood test to see if you have it or not then you go to a gestoralogist doctor and then you do a biopsy to...
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