Autoimmune diseases
A)Include multiple sclerosis and AIDS
B)Can be treated by drugs that suppress the immune system
C)Are diseases in which the immune system is damaged by microbes that kill leukocytes
D)Both include multiple sclerosis and AIDS and can be treated by drugs that suppress the immune system are correct
E)Both include multiple sclerosis and AIDS and are diseases in which the immune system is damaged by microbes that kill leukocytes are correct

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Autoimmune diseases are diseases in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues. Examples include multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. Drugs that suppress the immune system are used to treat these diseases by reducing the immune system's attack on the body's tissues. AIDS is not an autoimmune disease; it is a viral infection that attacks the immune system. Option C is also incorrect, as autoimmune diseases are not caused by microbes that kill leukocytes, but rather by the immune system attacking the body's own tissues. Option D is partially correct, but AIDS is not an autoimmune disease. Option E is incorrect, as autoimmune diseases are not caused by microbes that kill leukocytes.

Autoimmune Diseases