Is Lupus a form of AIDS ?!
Question: Is Lupus a form of AIDS .?
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No. The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body. If you have lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system and it attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the:
Joints
Skin
Kidneys
Heart
Lungs
Blood vessels
Brain.
There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Other types of lupus are:
Discoid lupus erythematosus - causes a skin rash that doesn't go away
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus - causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to sun
Drug-induced lupus - can be caused by medications
Neonatal lupus - a rare type of lupus that affects newborns.
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Joints
Skin
Kidneys
Heart
Lungs
Blood vessels
Brain.
There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Other types of lupus are:
Discoid lupus erythematosus - causes a skin rash that doesn't go away
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus - causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to sun
Drug-induced lupus - can be caused by medications
Neonatal lupus - a rare type of lupus that affects newborns.
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No. In AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) the immune system is under active; it is deficient. In lupus the immune system is overactive, producing large quantities of antibodies. AIDS is contagious but lupus is not. The majority of people with lupus can expect to live a normal lifespan.
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Not at all. The only thing that it has in common with AIDS is that it attacks the immune system. Unlike AIDS it is not sexually transmitted and you can't catch it. Health Question & Answer
A BIG BIG NO, Lupus has nothing to do with aids what so ever. Go to Lupuscanada.ca & you will get all the answers you want & need to know.Health Question & Answer
No Lupus is not a form of AIDS but like AIDS it is a disease of the auto-immune system. So is arthritis.Health Question & Answer
NO it's not!!! Look it up on WebMd. It has to do with your immune system attacking your body and arthritis, but it's not like AIDS.Health Question & Answer
No. Lupus is an immune system condition where your body thinks that it's own cells are the enemy and it starts attacking them. Aids is a Virus.Health Question & Answer
lupus is not a form of aids. it is a whole different disease.Health Question & Answer
no. it has to do with your immune system, but has nothing to do with AIDS/HIV.
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um NO! Lupus is an autoimmune disease, your body is attack itself.Health Question & Answer
UH NO...lupus an autoimmune disease that really sucks.Health Question & Answer
No it's completely different.Health Question & Answer
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No it is not! Look it up and read about it a little.Health Question & Answer
I heard it rots your body from the inside out !Health Question & Answer
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