Autoimmune disease is a condition in which your body's immune system attacks itself. Our immune system produces antibodies to protect the body from diseases, but when there is an autoimmune disease, our immune system mistakenly starts damaging the cells of our body. Some autoimmune diseases affect only one part of the body, but there are other autoimmune diseases that damage multiple parts of the body.

Types of Autoimmune Diseases

There are many different types of autoimmune diseases and they can have different causes. These diseases can also be due to genetic reasons. Mainly autoimmune diseases are more common in women than men. The immune system of our body works to keep the cells of the body healthy. But when the immune system is unable to differentiate between healthy tissue and harmful antigens, it starts damaging the healthy tissue of the body as well. This condition can be called autoimmune disease. The main types of autoimmune diseases are as follows.

Types-of-Autoimmune-Diseases

1. Psoriatic Arthritis

Little is known about psoriatic arthritis, it is commonly found in patients with psoriasis. The symptoms are swelling and stiffness in the joints. Swelling also occurs in the fingers, toes, knees, and spine of patients with psoriatic arthritis. This causes pain and if not treated and treated at the right time, the condition can become serious. The symptoms of psoriatic arthritis are as follows.

• Swelling of fingers and toes.
• Muscle pain.
• Skin dryness and joint pain.
• Redness and pain in the eyes.
• Excessive fatigue.

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis or Gout is an autoimmune disease. In this disease also, our body's immune system mistakenly attacks our own cells. This disease affects the joints in the body as well as different parts of the body, such as the eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels, and skin. 

• Stiffness and pain in the joints.
• To be weak
• Mild fever persists.
• Dryness of mouth and eyes.
• Lumps in the body

3. Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a serious autoimmune disease that causes severe damage to your central nervous system. This problem affects the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve more. It is recognized as an autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and eyes of a person. 

• Inability to walk
• To be weak
• Fever.
• Eye problems.
• Having trouble thinking
• Depression.

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