Statistics On Lupus Research Paper

Statistics on Lupus
Introduction
“You have lupus.” After months or years of pain, unable to get out of bed, unable to think straight, hearing a diagnosis like this may relieve you or make you lose hope. If you have never heard of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) your natural thought would be, “Finally, something to call this.” Those who are familiar with the disease may have a feeling of dread wondering what the next step would be to control this chronic disease. In either case, fighting lupus can be difficult, time consuming, and financially depressing. But, how do you fight lupus? What needs to be known and understood to combat this disease? This paper will discuss the statistics on lupus; cause, awareness, economic impact, diagnosis…show more content…
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