Lupus is not contagious. You cannot "catch" lupus from someone or "give" lupus to someone.
Lupus is not like or related to cancer. Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. Having Lupus is neither better than or worse than having Cancer. The two diseases are very different. One commonality Lupus and Cancer have is using chemotherapy as treatment.
Lupus is not like or related to HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). In HIV or AIDS, the immune system is under-active; in lupus, the immune system is overactive.*
1.5 million in the U.S. have Lupus....one of those people is me.
* Information taken from www.lupus.org
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