What is lupus disease?
LUPUS is a disease that mainly affects women in their child-bearing years and attacks the immune system. The body’s defence system begins to attack itself through an excess of antibodies in the blood, causing inflammation and damage to joints, muscles and organs. In the most severe cases lupus can be life-threatening but others can be controlled. Around 1 in 4,000 white women develop lupus, compared to 1 in 250-500 women of …