I need facts about lupus

The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that approximately 1,500,000 Americans have a form of lupus.

Although lupus can strike men and women of all ages, 90 per cent of those diagnosed with the disease are women, and 80 per cent of those afflicted with systemic lupus develop it between the ages of 15 and 45.

Approximately 70 per cent of lupus cases are systemic lupus erythematus (SLE). In about 50 per cent of these cases, a major organ will be affected.

Discoid lupus accounts for approximately 10 per cent of all cases.

In approximately 10 per cent of all lupus cases, individuals will have symptoms and signs of at least one other connective tissue disease. Such a conditon may be referred to as "overlap syndrome" or "mixed connective tissue disease".

20 per cent of people with lupus will have a close relative (parent or sibling) who already has lupus or may develop lupus.

Roughly 5 per cent of the children born to individuals with lupus will develop the illness.

Lupus is two to three times more prevalent among people of color, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans.

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