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Which of the following is NOT a type of autoimmune disease? Select one: a. All of...

Which of the following is NOT a type of autoimmune disease?

Select one:

a. All of the above

b. Type 1 Diabetes

c. AIDS

d. Rheumatoid arthritis

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An autoimmune disease is a disease in which the body's immune cells make antibodies against the cells of our own body.

So, the body destroys its own cells. This is called autoimmune disease.

A. It is incorrect all are not autoimmune diseases.

B is an autoimmune disease as in Type 1 diabetes beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the body's immune system.

C it is not an autoimmune disease as AIDS is caused by HIV.

D is an autoimmune disease as in this body's immune cells destroys the cells in the joints of an individual.

So, the correct answer is C as AIDS is not an autoimmune disease.

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