>You could really ask the same question about Crohn's or IBS.
No you couldn't. They are clearly auto-immune disorders.
Out of curiosity, do you have any formal training on medicine/physiology or is your knowledge base self-aquired?
Aren't there diseases where someone are caused not by the microbe directly but by the body's immune reaction to it?
> Out of curiosity, do you have any formal training on medicine/physiology or is your knowledge base self-aquired?
Argument from authority (or lack thereof) is pretty contrary to the HN ethos, imo. You're not right because your degree says so, but because the facts do.
There are symptoms that can be caused by that. The characteristic of an autoimmune disorder is that the response never ends( either chronic or with flare ups) or takes way longer than a normal one would.
> Argument from authority (or lack thereof) is pretty contrary to the HN ethos, imo. You're not right because your degree says so, but because the facts do.
What facts did you state then? I'm asking where does your thinking process stems from?
Yep. For example, that's what causes the "cytokine storm" in COVID-19.
An antibody is in some ways similar. They latch onto the bacteria or virus, but instead of invading they glom on and then signal the body to come dispose of this thing.
If your body picks the wrong feature for the pattern, then the antibody could attach to healthy tissue. Maybe one particular type, like insulin cells, or myelin.
My daughter has an auto-immune disorder and it took two years and a brain biopsy for the best pediatricians in Canada to determine it was auto-immune related. Of course you may dismiss that by saying there are no good doctors in Canada because they're not from (wherever you're from), but your casual dismissal of the complexity of these disorders is simply wrong.
And your last sentence is clearly not just "out of curiosity".
And if you look at IBD such as Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis then sure.
This isn’t an argument that supports your reasoning. It’s just an appeal to authority.
> When an immuno-suppressive is effective at reducing symptoms you know it’s an autoimmune disorder.
Is surgery an autoimmune disorder? A lot of doctors will give a patient steroids to reduce inflammation after surgery.