Across
- 3. Parts of the ______ that can be impacted by lupus can include the skin, blood, joints, kidneys, brain, heart and lungs.
- 7. Lupus is an __________ disease, it causes your body to attack itself.
- 8. Lupus is a ______ disease with no cure.
- 9. Because lupus is an autoimmune disease, it causes your body to _______ itself.
- 11. _________ can occur at any age.
- 13. There are _______ types of Lupus.
- 14. A common feature of Lupus is _____ problems.
Down
- 1. Even though anyone can get lupus, it most often affects ________.
- 2. One of the early symptoms of lupus is a low-grade _____ for no apparent reason.
- 4. Lupus is two to three times more common in African-American women than in _________ women.
- 5. About 90 percent of people with lupus experience some level of ________.
- 6. 80-90% of people with lupus can expect to live a _______ life span. For most people living with the disease today, it will not be fatal.
- 10. The ______ of lupus in most cases is unknown.
- 12. ______ or swelling in the joints.