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Lupus: The autoimmune disorder

It is the disease commonly mistaken for Aids, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia among other diseases. Without knowing it, doctors treat the symptoms rather than the disease itself — lupus. It has affected more people than we could ever imagine, writes NJOKI CHEGE

Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue.

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