Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 5

Although the cause of autoimmune disorders is unknown, which factors are believed to be present in most conditions (select all that apply)?
A) Younger age
B) Male gender
C) Inheritance of susceptibility genes
D) Initiation of autoreactivity by triggers
E) Frequent viruses throughout the lifetime