Lupus

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This paper examines how Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, usually life-long, potentially fatal, autoimmune disease that can be difficult to diagnose. It looks at how, since the disease is estimated to afflict anywhere between 500,000 to 2 million Americans, it is important that the medical community take the necessary steps to ensure that it continuously educates its fraternity about the disease's symptoms, methods of diagnosis, types, and treatment. It researches lupus, its causes and symptoms, available treatment, and its impact on patients' lives.

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"Unlike diseases such as Cancer, AIDS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, Lupus is a relatively unknown illness in common parlance. The fact that there is little awareness or knowledge about Lupus among the lay public is, in fact, surprising considering that it is now estimated that the disease afflicts anywhere between 500,000 and 1.5 million Americans. One reason for the lack of public awareness about Lupus could be that for most people, Lupus is a mild disease affecting only a few organs (Lahita, 2001). However, the more likely reason is perhaps the fact that, though considerable advances have been made in the last ten years in the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, the disease still remains something of a mystery (Whitaker, 2001)."

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