Document from the year 2018 in the subject Medicine - Epidemiology, grade: 1.3, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: Lupus refers to an immune systems disorder that is characterized with tissue swelling and severe pain. It occurs due to the inefficient determination of antibodies in the immune producing organs. On the other hand, the lupus onset is usually non-specific in the view that it occurs among individuals in all races, sex and age. However, SLE is believed to be more prevalent among the old people than in the young ones. Some of the most significant symptoms of lupus include skin rashes, joint pain and pleurisy, and treatment approaches focus on reducing the effects of these symptoms because lupus does not have a known cure at the moment. However, advancement in clinical research has led to the discovery of various pharmaceutical agents with potency against the lupus disease.