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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease3 Marks
Question
Define auto-immune diseases. Give two examples.
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Answer

Instead of destroying foreign molecules when immunity starts attacking the body's own cells leading to serious diseases are called auto-immune diseases.

Examples:

  1. Multiple sclerosis.
  2. Rheumatoid arthritis.

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