{"id":20189,"date":"2026-05-11T12:40:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20189"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:57:55","slug":"lupus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lupus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lupus Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lupus Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, World Lupus Day is observed globally on May 10.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lupus Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> chronic autoimmune disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the <\/span><b>immune system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mistakenly <\/span><b>attacks healthy tissues and organs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It causes <\/span><b>widespread inflammation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Causes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>causes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of lupus are <\/span><b>not known<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But they may be <\/span><b>linked to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a person&#8217;s <\/span><b>environment, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family history (<\/span><b>genetics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), <\/span><b>or hormonal factors.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lupus is much <\/span><b>more common among women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>mostly affects people between 20 to 40<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> years old but can also occur in newborns, children, and older adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Different Kinds of Lupus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> most common<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> type. It can be mild or severe and can <\/span><b>affect many parts of the body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. SLE accounts for <\/span><b>70% of lupus cases.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Discoid lupu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s causes a <\/span><b>red rash that doesn\u2019t go away.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Subacute cutaneous lupus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> causes <\/span><b>sores after being out in the sun.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Drug-induced lupus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is caused by certain medicines. It usually goes away when you stop taking the medicine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Neonatal lupus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is <\/span><b>rare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> affects newborns.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is probably caused by certain antibodies from the mother.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lupus Disease Symptoms\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lupus causes symptoms throughout your body, depending on which organs or systems it affects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Everyone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experiences a <\/span><b>different combination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>severity of symptoms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptoms of lupus <\/span><b>occur in times of flare-ups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Between flare-ups,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> people usually experience <\/span><b>times of remission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when there are <\/span><b>few or no symptoms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wide range of symptoms in the body includes <\/span><b>joint pain, headache, rashes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fever, <\/span><b>fatigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>mouth sores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, confusion, <\/span><b>swollen glands,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and blood clots, among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Left untreated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it can progress to <\/span><b>damage the kidneys, lungs, heart, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and even the brain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lupus Disease Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is <\/span><b>no cure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for lupus, but <\/span><b>medicines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and lifestyle changes can <\/span><b>help control it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/world-lupus-day-observed-globally-today-to-raise-awareness-about-autoimmune-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lupus Disease is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs. 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