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An autoimmune disease could also be a situation during which your system falsely attacks your body. The system normally guards against germs like bacteria and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out a military of fighter cells to attack them. Commonly, the system can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own cells. In an autoimmune disease the system mistakes a part of your body, like your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that raid healthy cells. Some autoimmune diseases target only one organ. Type 1 diabetes damages the pancreas. Other diseases, like fundamental lupus erythematous (SLE), affect the whole body. Some autoimmune diseases are more common in certain ethnic groups. As an example, lupus affects more African-American and Hispanic people than Caucasians. Certain autoimmune diseases, like MS and lupus, run in families. Not all beloved will necessarily have the same disease, but they inherit receptivity to an autoimmune condition. Because the incidence of autoimmune diseases is rising, researchers suspect environmental factors like infections and exposure to chemicals or solvents may also be involved.Your body's system protects you from disease and infection. But if you've an autoimmune disease, your system attacks healthy cells in your body by inaccuracy. Autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body.    

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