When your immune system is being compromised, the initial sickness can lead to complications. Other diseases, other medical problems, can develop and start attacking your body right alongside the initial issue. Epstein-Barr, commonly referred to as mono, is a viral disease that typically passes from skin contact between an infected individual to the new victim. While mono itself isn’t usually a very serious health concern, new medical research is revealing it can open you up to some that are.
The immune system is your body’s first line of innate defense against illness. Autoimmune diseases are health problems that compromise it, that sometimes even use it to attack your body. A protein in the Epstein-Barr virus has been shown to be able to attack genetic markers in the immune system, which opens you and your immune system up to some serious vulnerabilities. When the mono virus goes to work on you in this fashion, a simple case of mono can turn into something such as lupus, celiac or inflammatory bowel disease, or even multiple sclerosis. The issue with the protein marker in question is how the immune system normally operates; it’s designed by biology to sometimes turn certain functions on and off. When these functions are turned off beyond the natural processes, they can stay off, and while they’re not working to protect you, leave you at risk.
Mono is more than just an embarrassing kissing disease. It can link you to serious health problems. #HealthStatus
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Key Points:
- 1The mono virus may increase your risks for lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases later on.
- 2Autoimmune diseases are not curable and difficult to treat. An autoimmune disease is when your immune system attacks your own healthy cells.
- 323.5 million Americans are affected by autoimmune diseases and are functioning with symptom control.
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