The process of skin cell production that normally takes about a month is speeded up to several days, resulting in a build-up of thick scales. Men more than women. Men and women about the same. Autoimmunity, which is the underlying cause of over 80 serious chronic illnesses, targets women approximately 75 percent of the time. Autoimmune related diseases affect one in every five persons and are a major cause of chronic illnesses.
Recent studies indicate that autoimmune diseases tend to run in families.
Autoimmune diseases result from a misdirected immune response to one's own self. AIDS is an aquired immune disease. It is fairly common for someone to have more than one autoimmune disease because the underlying problem is autoimmunity. At a very high level. At a low level.