More questions about lupus
There are so many questions that an individual needs to address when they find that they are afflicted with lupus. It can be a difficult period of time to deal with, and in this article, we will attempt to ease the transition by helping to answer some of the questions that people who have been diagnosed with lupus usually have.
Question: Is lupus a fatal disease?
Answer: While it is entirely possible to die as a result of lupus, the advances that we have made in the field of medicine and lupus research make it altogether possible to live a long and happy life while afflicted with the disease. Back in the 1950’s, people that were diagnosed with a case of lupus were expected to live no more than five years. Today, the statistics are much more promising. Studies have shown that between eighty and ninety percent of all individuals with lupus today can expect to live to their normal life expectancy. In severe cases of lupus, the disease may be fatal and an individual may die from it, usually due to an infection that lupus prevents your immune system from successfully defeating or by kidney failure.
Question: Is AIDS similar to lupus?
Answer: While they are both types of illnesses that pertain to the immune system, they are actually quite opposite forms of illness. In cases of AIDS, an individual’s immune system isn’t functioning as actively as it should in a normal individual; in a case of lupus, on the other hand, the immune system actually works harder than the immune system of normal people, which can cause damage to the body. While both diseases can cause an individual to suffer from the illness and possibly even die from it, those with lupus are much more likely to live a long life.
Question: Is lupus contagious?
Answer: While we still do not know exactly why an individual comes down with a case of lupus, it is highly doubtful that the disease is contagious in any way. Parents may pass on genetics to their children that cause them to be more prone to developing the disease, but the disease itself is not contagious.
Question: What’s the deal with drug-induced lupus?
Answer: One type of lupus that is less devastating than the standard systemic lupus is known as drug-induced lupus. It is a problem that arises after the long-term use of certain prescription drugs. Heart disease medications and thyroid medications are two of the most commonly used medications that can result in a case of drug induced lupus. Not everybody who takes the drugs will experience lupus from them, and after an individual stops taking the medications that are causing the condition, their conditions will dissipate over a period between a few months and a few years, making the disease much less severe than systemic lupus.
Hopefully this article taught you some of what you need to know about lupus. Only with hard work and a lot of research will you be able to live comfortably with the illness, so be sure to put in the effort in order to reap the results.
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