The nurse is teaching a patient about her rheumatic disease. What statement best helps to explain "autoimmunity"?
a) "Your symptoms are a result of your body attacking itself."
b) "You are not immune to the disease causing the symptoms."
c) "You have inherited your parent's immunity to the disease."
d) "You have antigens to the disease, but it they do not prevent the disease."
Answer: a) "Your symptoms are a result of your body attacking itself."
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