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Select The Statement That Best Describes Autoimmune Disease.

a) Autoimmune diseases results from an overuse of antibiotics that causes damage to body tissues by the immune system. b) Autoimmune diseases represent a disruption in self-tolerance that results in damage to body tissues by the immune system. c) Autoimmune diseases represent overuse of the immune system that causes damage to the body tissues. d) Autoimmune diseases represent an increase in self-tolerance that results in damage to body tissues by the immune system.
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Autoimmune diseases represent a disruption in self-tolerance that results in damage to body tissues by the immune system. Autoimmunity results from a failure of tolerance. Autoimmune disorders may be triggered by environmental stimuli, such as infections, in a genetically predisposed individual. Overuse of antibiotics, however, does not lead to autoimmune diseases.

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