Question of health: By: Yaa Q
Why does lupus affect certain people of race and ethnicity?
Abstract
The are few to many factors which lead up to lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means the immune system attacks healthy cells in the body by mistake. Lupus is not contagious. It mostly occurs in women and people of color. Such as: African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Factors that lead up to lupus are social, environmental and genetic. Social factors that contribute to lupus are race and ethnicity. An environmental factor of lupus is the area people with lupus live, while genetic factors are the dozen genes that grow lupus in the person’s body.
Keywords: Lupus, autoimmune, social factors, environmental factors, genetic factors.
Question of health By: Omari Johnson
How do socio-economic and environmental factors contribute to lupus?
This paper investigates the socio economic inequities of lupus and how these involve more disease and widespread. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disorder in which the immune system creates antibodies which attack healthy cells. Socio-economic and environmental inequities are difficulties individuals with lupus need to counter. Income is a determining factor of welfare and mental condition in people with lupus. Individuals with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) usually have a higher health care expenses and with low income rates they cannot support themselves. This insufficient income can lead to stress which can trigger antibodies.There is a noticeable wage gap in patients that suffer from active SLE and unfortunately, these discrepancies will continue to spread; although established institutions and affiliations are in place. Over decades of research scientist have investigated environmental factors that contribute to lupus. Common research studies have introduced the topic of bodily functions also playing a role. Using biomedical technology, scientist are able to experiment on knock out mice with induced chemicals. Statistics are supported in this essay thoroughly explaining the use of these mice. These inequities are almost acting in a chain reaction one contributing to many more.
Question of Health By: Grace Guilliams
How does gender affect Lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. Lupus is a multi-system disease, and patients can present in vastly different ways. This can damage many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.. Neonatal Lupus, which is rare, affects newborns. In pediatric and elderly people, SLE did not show any gender preference. Young adults are affected in a sex ratio 9:1, favoring woman. Previous studies on males, SLE has suggested a higher mortality due to kidney and hematological disease and a race preference for colored people. However, Lupus favors the female gender. The etiology of SLE is unknown but multiple genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors have been implicated. The inheritance of genes alone is not sufficient for developing SLE, suggesting the influence of environmental triggers on disease expression. However, Lupus favors the female gender. The etiology of SLE is unknown but multiple genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors have been implicated. The inheritance of genes alone is not sufficient for developing SLE, suggesting the influence of environmental triggers on disease expression.
Why does lupus affect certain people of race and ethnicity?
Abstract
The are few to many factors which lead up to lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means the immune system attacks healthy cells in the body by mistake. Lupus is not contagious. It mostly occurs in women and people of color. Such as: African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Factors that lead up to lupus are social, environmental and genetic. Social factors that contribute to lupus are race and ethnicity. An environmental factor of lupus is the area people with lupus live, while genetic factors are the dozen genes that grow lupus in the person’s body.
Keywords: Lupus, autoimmune, social factors, environmental factors, genetic factors.
Question of health By: Omari Johnson
How do socio-economic and environmental factors contribute to lupus?
This paper investigates the socio economic inequities of lupus and how these involve more disease and widespread. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disorder in which the immune system creates antibodies which attack healthy cells. Socio-economic and environmental inequities are difficulties individuals with lupus need to counter. Income is a determining factor of welfare and mental condition in people with lupus. Individuals with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) usually have a higher health care expenses and with low income rates they cannot support themselves. This insufficient income can lead to stress which can trigger antibodies.There is a noticeable wage gap in patients that suffer from active SLE and unfortunately, these discrepancies will continue to spread; although established institutions and affiliations are in place. Over decades of research scientist have investigated environmental factors that contribute to lupus. Common research studies have introduced the topic of bodily functions also playing a role. Using biomedical technology, scientist are able to experiment on knock out mice with induced chemicals. Statistics are supported in this essay thoroughly explaining the use of these mice. These inequities are almost acting in a chain reaction one contributing to many more.
Question of Health By: Grace Guilliams
How does gender affect Lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. Lupus is a multi-system disease, and patients can present in vastly different ways. This can damage many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.. Neonatal Lupus, which is rare, affects newborns. In pediatric and elderly people, SLE did not show any gender preference. Young adults are affected in a sex ratio 9:1, favoring woman. Previous studies on males, SLE has suggested a higher mortality due to kidney and hematological disease and a race preference for colored people. However, Lupus favors the female gender. The etiology of SLE is unknown but multiple genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors have been implicated. The inheritance of genes alone is not sufficient for developing SLE, suggesting the influence of environmental triggers on disease expression. However, Lupus favors the female gender. The etiology of SLE is unknown but multiple genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors have been implicated. The inheritance of genes alone is not sufficient for developing SLE, suggesting the influence of environmental triggers on disease expression.