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  1. Autoimmune disorders

    There is generally no cure for an autoimmune disorder, but the symptoms can be managed.

  2. Mosquitoes can carry diseases

    You can reduce the risk of mosquito bites if you get rid of potential mosquito breeding sites around your home.

  3. Neuromuscular disorders

    The combination of the nervous system and muscles is known as the neuromuscular system.

  4. Immune system explained

    The immune system remembers every germ it has ever overcome.

  5. Hughes syndrome

    Hughes syndrome is thickening of the blood caused by abnormal immune system cells.

  6. Polymyositis

    Polymyositis is hard to diagnose and may be mistaken for muscular dystrophy.

  7. Thyroid - Hashimoto's disease

    Hashimoto's disease progresses very slowly over many years, so the symptoms may go unnoticed.

  8. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

    Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which a person?s immune system destroys the platelets that help their blood to clot.

  9. Anaemia

    When a person is anaemic, the red blood cells have to work harder to get oxygen around the body.

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