Study Describes Link Between Viral infections, Autoimmune Diseases
The recent coronavirus pandemic underscored how dangerous viral infections can be when they get out of hand. The communicable respiratory disease took nearly 7 million lives, bringing the globe to a standstill as countries shut their borders to prevent infections. In a recent study, researchers tried to determine whether similar viral infections and autoimmune diseases were connected. Autoimmune conditions occur when an individual’s immune system mistakes healthy tissue for foreign invaders and begins attacking the body. Although we still don’t know the exact cause of autoimmune diseases, scientists have spent decades studying the underlying mechanisms involved in the development of…
