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A chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease (aseptic therefore noninfectious) characterized by flare-ups. Rheumatoid arthritis (or chronic arthritis) is the most common inflammatory disease in joints. Women are frequently more affected

Crohn’s disease, a digestive and debilitating disease Highlighted in 1932 by Dr. Burrill Bernard Crohn, affecting the digestive system and its lining, Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease that is

Lupus or when the immune system goes awry Lupus, what is it? Inflammatory disease, Lupus, also called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or lupus erythematosus (SLE), is part of the family

Multiple sclerosis, a slow degenerative disease What is multiple sclerosis or MS? Mentioned for the first time by the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in the 19th century, multiple sclerosis or

Thyroiditis, a feminine affliction Located in the front of the neck, regulating body metabolism, the thyroid gland (an endocrine gland) produces two main hormones: thyroxine or triiodothyronine (T4) and tri-iodo-thyronine

Breast cancer, a common cancer that is still frightening Second cause of death among Canadian women with more than 5000 deaths in 2015, breast cancer or carcinoma is a malignant

What is Lyme disease? Mainly transmitted through the bite of an infected tick (spiders, horseflies … can also transmit the disease) it is an infectious disease (reportable in Canada) caused

Brief description of ulcerative colitis Chronic inflammatory disease of the colon lining (large intestine), the ulcerative colitis (or chronic ulcerative colitis) is progressive, generally starting from the rectum, then spreading

Syphilis, an STD that returns to the forefront With its contamination peak in the 19th century and having almost disappeared in the 20th century (the cases recorded in Montreal were