Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Autoimmune disorder is a condition where the body defense mechanism recognizes its own cells as foreign bodies.
Statement II: Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition where the body does not attack self cells.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Both statement I and Statement II are correct
Both statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Solution
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body. RA mainly attacks the joints, usually many joints at once.