Is lupus erythematosus contagious?

In life, many people think that lupus is a very scary disease and can be spread from person to person. This idea is wrong. Lupus is an autoimmune disease caused by one's own immune deficiency. Although it is not common in life, this disease is very harmful. Lupus is not a contagious disease, so you don't need to stay away from lupus patients.

Generally speaking, the symptoms of lupus erythematosus are obvious on the patient's skin. Some irregularly shaped patches will appear on the skin, which are usually purple-red. Most people think that lupus erythematosus is contagious because of this symptom. In fact, lupus erythematosus is not contagious.

First of all, it is certain that general lupus erythematosus is not contagious. The development of this disease may be related to certain drugs. When these drugs enter the human body, they cause some allergic reactions, thus producing lupus erythematosus. Some patients are caused by long-term exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, while some patients are caused by pregnancy and childbirth. These show that endocrine system is closely related to the occurrence of lupus erythematosus.

In addition, the disease may also be triggered when one is too nervous or emotionally unstable. Clinical studies have shown that the occurrence of lupus erythematosus is related to the level of sex hormones in the human body and the environmental factors in which the human body is located. When the above factors occur, the body's immune tolerance is reduced, causing the body's immune function to become disordered, leading to the occurrence of lupus erythematosus. Therefore, people who have heard of the name of this disease or have seen lupus do not need to worry that lupus will be transmitted to them from others.

It does not spread from one individual to another like diseases caused by various pathogens. In daily life, when patients come into contact with normal people, there is no need to worry about being infected with the disease, nor is there any need to isolate lupus patients for treatment. Once the condition of lupus patients stabilizes, they can work and study like normal people, and can also participate in some social activities.

Although lupus is not contagious, when a family member is diagnosed with lupus, the chances of other family members developing the disease will greatly increase. Among monozygotic twins, if one develops the disease, the probability that the other will develop the disease is 25-50%. Through the study of human genetic genes, it was found that certain human leukocyte antigens are related to the onset of lupus erythematosus. If there is a congenital deficiency of complement C2 and C4, it is easy to develop lupus erythematosus. Therefore, lupus erythematosus has a certain genetic nature, but it is not contagious.

Although lupus erythematosus is not contagious, the rapid appearance of erythema makes people feel scared, which creates a sense of distance. Here we hope that all patients will go to the hospital as soon as possible to cure their lupus erythematosus and recover soon. They should use scientific methods to treat their own conditions and never listen to folk remedies lightly, which may lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment.

The above explains to everyone the question of whether lupus is contagious. I hope that everyone will not feel strange about lupus patients after reading this. In life, we can live normally with lupus patients without worrying about whether lupus is contagious. We should also give more encouragement to lupus patients.