Autoimmune diseases such as arthritis become more common as people get older. "Autoimmune" means that the immune system
A) no longer produces antibodies.
B) destroys the body's own tissues.
C) is incapable of initiating phagocytosis.
D) produces T cells but no B cells.
E) protects itself.

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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body's own tissues, recognizing them as foreign.

Autoimmune Diseases Such as Arthritis Become More Common as People