Autoimmune Disease
Women and autoimmune diseases reviewed
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 6th, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 8% of the population, 78% of whom are women. The reasons for the high prevalence in women are unknown, but circumstantial evidence links autoimmune diseases with preceding infections. Animal models of autoimmune diseases have shown that infections can induce autoimmune disease."
"For example, coxsackievirus B3 (CB3) infection of susceptible mice results in inflammation of the heart (myocarditis) that resembles myocarditis in humans," said DeLisa Fairweather...
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