Lupus

by Melissa Abramovitz

Lupus is and inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues, with more than 200,000 cases a year in America. Author Melissa Abramovitz explains what lupus is, how it is caused, and describes the symptoms and treatment of the disease. Readers will learn what it is like to live with lupus.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159018999X
• ISBN13: 9781590189993
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10