Politics of NMO (Archive)

• Autoimmune diseases now affect approximately 8% of the U.S. population (nearly 30 million patients), and 10% of the global population (nearly 600 million patients).
• Autoimmune diseases have been projected by the World Health Organization to become a leading cause of illness and death worldwide by 2030. Already, some autoimmune diseases have incidence rates equivalent to or surpassing those of heart disease or cancer.
• Around 75% of autoimmune diseases target women, and these illnesses are among the top 10 leading causes of death in women less than 65 years of age.
• Tragically, autoimmune diseases exploit the very immune system that enables a mother to carry a child, striking at the prime of life when women often make their greatest contributions to family, career, and society.
• Not only do patients confront the ongoing trauma of unpredictable symptoms, but families and caregivers also bear difficult burdens of autoimmune disease, as do employers and communities.

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