
Women Are More Affected by Autoimmune Diseases Than Men
An autoimmune disease is a disorder in which the body’s natural defenses turn hyperactive, attacking healthy tissues, treating them as foreign bodies. Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and celiac disease are some examples of this disease.
However, women are most affected by the disease as opposed to men. An article published in the American Journal of Pathology suggested that five to eight percent of the US population have an autoimmune disease. 78% of these people are women.