Decoding the Mysteries of Auto-Immune Disorders

An autoimmune disease (AI) happens when the immune system doesn’t recognise its cells. This leads to a problem with how it reacts to these cells. Some of these diseases can be due to your genes, the environment, or even certain infections. They can affect specific organs or the whole body. Examples of autoimmune diseases are insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, thyroiditis, and multiple sclerosis. But wait—there's more! Other conditions like arteriosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, schizophrenia, & some types of infertility also fall into this category. Around 3% of people in North America & Europe have autoimmune disorders. About three out of four people affected are women. How our immune system works and maintains tolerance is a wonder. The present paper aims to explore autoimmune diseases and what causes the immune system to react in a specific way